I always forget how to ignore files and folder if I'm adding subversion support to a project. Why do I need it? For example, I do not want to add log files or customer related content (uploaded files etc.) into repository. It's quite simple. In command line type following command: svn propedit svn:ignore ./path/to/folder It's not end of process. With this command you set up ignore property for given path / folder. It will open a text editor, where you can specify what exactly should be ignored. With a * it will ignore all files and subfolder under specified folder. It is possible to describe multiple patterns, just like that.. *.log *.class tmp_files.* Go ahead and try it out!