Alternatively: 1. Run `svn status | grep ^X` to get all the entries in the working copy that are svn:externals. 2. Ignore them as you traverse across the paths.
While reading the svn:externals directly is also a good idea, you'd have to do that for every directory you enter into, since they are namespace specific. The nice thing about `svn status| grep ^X` is that it will traverse the entire working copy and tell you about ALL svn:externals - even those inside of the svn:externals. SVN's bindings may provide some better help in there, so definitely look at those too as there may be yet a better solution. BRM ----- Original Message ---- > From: Christian Unger <christian.un...@me.com> > To: users@subversion.apache.org > Sent: Wed, June 23, 2010 5:09:09 PM > Subject: Re: detect externals in script > > doesn't `svn pget svn:externals` suffice? you probably want to look at > subversion's bindings - depending on the scripting language you're > using On 23.06.2010, at 20:56, Paul Dugas wrote: > I'm > looking for a way for a script operating on a working directory to > > identify directories that were pulled in via an svn:external. The > > script is in the top-level folder of the project and is used to > maintain > the common file headers for the project and I'd like it to > not recurse > down into externals. > > Thanks in advance for suggestions, > > > Paul __ cu christian unger
