Deleting hidden Subversion files before zipping

Michael Jacobsen

Subversion holds various information in .svn directories placed in all directories and sub-directories under version control. Sometimes it is desireable to clean out these files, for example, prior to emailing a zip of the files. I use the awesome tool Total Commander for the job.

The procedure is as follows

  1. Start Total Commander and make a directory in a scratch area such as c:\temp.

  2. Copy the directories to this tempoary directory

  3. In the tempoary directory press Alt-F7 to enter search

  4. Search for “.svn” files

  5. Click the “Feed to list box” button

  6. Select all files

  7. Delete

All the .svn directories are now deleted and the tempoary directory can be zipped and mailed.