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I would like to include my project files and other config files within my SVN repo. but don't want the changes committed back into the repo. So is there a way to set files on the server/repo. end so that when they are checked out they will be automatically ignored?

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Why add the files if you don't want them to be versioned? –  David Heffernan Nov 19 '12 at 23:58
So when others checkout they have the project files/solution and config files for ease of use and not in a separate download. –  ST33LDI9ITAL Nov 20 '12 at 3:39
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The usual way to solve this is don't put the real configuration files in the repository. Instead of having


in your repository, store


and then manually copy the config/whatever.cfg.example to config/whatever.cfg when you check out the repository and set it up for your local environment.

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This how the FAQ says to address the situation as well. –  alroc Nov 25 '12 at 15:46
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