# Adding plugins to svn

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-plugins-to-svn/124061>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 24, 2007, 7:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-plugins-to-svn/124061 "2007-12-24T07:01:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 7:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-plugins-to-svn/124061/1 "2007-12-24T07:01:55Z")

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Since many of the plugins that I have are from an svn repository and  
contain .svn folders, what is the proper way to add the plugins to my  
svn repository without getting errors thrown?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![chrisolsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@chrisolsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chrisolsen)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 7:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-plugins-to-svn/124061/2 "2007-12-24T07:11:08Z")

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You can clean out the svn folders like this:

find . -name “.svn” -exec rm -rf {} ;

Or, if you want to keep them as an SVN working copy, you can set them  
up as svn:externals: [Externals Definitions](http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.0/ch07s03.html)

OR! You can use Piston:  
[http://www.rubyinside.com/advent2006/12-piston.html](http://www.rubyinside.com/advent2006/12-piston.html)

–Jeremy

On Dec 24, 2007 1:01 AM, Chris O. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
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**Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 7:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-plugins-to-svn/124061/3 "2007-12-24T07:22:33Z")

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Jeremy McAnally wrote:

> You can clean out the svn folders like this:
> 
> find . -name “.svn” -exec rm -rf {} ;
> 
> Or, if you want to keep them as an SVN working copy, you can set them  
> up as svn:externals: [Externals Definitions](http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.0/ch07s03.html)
> 
> OR! You can use Piston:  
> [Managing Rails Plugins with Piston](http://www.rubyinside.com/advent2006/12-piston.html)
> 
> –Jeremy

Thanks for the quick reply. For now I will just remove the .svn files.

BTW Kudos on your Humble Little Ruby Rook. I have recommended it a  
couple times to friends looking to learn ruby.

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**Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 8:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-plugins-to-svn/124061/4 "2007-12-24T08:34:07Z")

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I think the proper way is `script/plugin install -x <name/url>`.  
That does not copy/export the plugins but puts them into the  
“svn:externals” property of vendor/plugins

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**Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 8:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-plugins-to-svn/124061/5 "2007-12-24T08:45:48Z")

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On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:01:55 +0100, Chris O. wrote:

> Since many of the plugins that I have are from an svn repository and  
> contain .svn folders, what is the proper way to add the plugins to my  
> svn repository without getting errors thrown?

I use svn too and curious about your question. Could you make the  
question a bit more concrete?

thanks,

Thufir