On Apr 21, 2010, at 09:27, Bettual Richter wrote: > On Apr 21, 2010, at 07:19, Lorenz wrote: >> Bettual Richter wrote: >>> I'd like to set a property for every file in a certain >>> directory(recursivly) using an url. Something like >>> >>> svn propedit -R PROPNAME PROPVAL URL >>> >> >> I think you meant propset >> >> but anyhow svn prop* for versioned properties only work in on a >> working copy. >> > > Sry, but that's not right. > > svn propedit NAME VAL URL > > works without a working copy. I meant propedit and have > tested it extensively because it allows you to set > new properties(also versioned ones) see, > http://subversion.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2238 > comment from Noritada Kobayashi Thu Feb 1 03:55:02 -0700 2007 > It's the only hint I found to figure this out
True, svn propedit can be used on URLs now. But "svn propedit NAME VAL URL" is not right. propedit does not take a VAL argument on the command line; rather, it opens an editor and you type the value there. Also, svn propedit is for editing a single property of a single file or directory. Since you want to edit properties of multiple files, svn propedit is not going to work. > Anyway thx for your idea but it doesn't really work the way I need it. > > I tested it using the svnmucc --extra-arg FILE with following results : > > 1. FILE containing one operation per line > e.g. 'propset NAME VAL URL' > gives 'propset NAME VAL URL' is not an action > 2. FILE containing each arg in a seperate line > e.g. 'propset \n NAME \n VAL \n URL' > gives a correct reply and sets the right property Yes, according to "svnmucc --help", its --extra-args option requires one argument per line in the file. > 3. FILE containing serveral versions of 2. > e.g. 'propset \n NAME \n VAL \n URL > \npropset \n NAME \n VAL \n URL' > gives the same error as 1. Are you sure? I was able to get svnmucc to do two operations by just listing them one after another in the extra args file: cp 1 file:///tmp/repo/foo file:///tmp/repo/foo2 cp 1 file:///tmp/repo/foo file:///tmp/repo/foo3 Though I am using the cp command here, and not propset; the propset command is not working for me for some reason; I'm getting the same error you reported earlier: svnmucc: File already exists: filesystem '/tmp/repo/db', transaction '2-3', path '/foo' > Assuming propedit works on URLs(it does) I'm trying to do something like > > svn propedit NAME1 VAL1 URL1 > svn propedit NAME2 VAL2 URL2 > svn propedit NAME3 VAL3 URL3 > at once. > Most suitable with only one revision change. propedit does work on URLs, but only on one URL at a time. Doing multiple actions in a single revision change without having a working copy is only possible using the svnmucc tool; that's the purpose of the svnmucc tool in fact. The other option already mentioned is to do your changes in a working copy. Those are the two options I'm aware of for accomplishing what you want. Well, the third option would be to write a program to do this using the Subversion language bindings. But that's a lot of work, and probably unnecessary since the other two methods suggested above should work and are easier.
