How to ignore folder without removing it from my repository
I have this tmp/ and cache/ directories, that keep generating files that don't need to be commited. How can I set it so svn ignores them, but doesn't delete them or remove them from the repository, they are needed for the site to work. $ cd /path/to/app/tmp $ svn propset svn:ignore '*' . $ cd /path/to/app/cache $ svn propset svn:ignore '*' . EDIT: Here's the steps if you already previously committed $ cd /path/to/app/tmp $ svn st M slkdjfag.jpg M gasgsag.png . #bunch of M's $ svn rm * --force $ svn ci -m'trunk: cleaning up tmp directory' $ svn propset svn:ignore '*' . $ touch a $ svn st //