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size of .svn/pristine directory

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I noticed that the size of the .svn/pristine directory can get huge over time (several times the expected size). A "svn cleanup" solves the problem, but

  1. this isn't documented (I'm wondering how many users know that);
  2. this isn't automatic.

About (2), svn could warn the user when a cleanup could be needed. I don't know what is the best solution.

posted Dec 9, 2013 by Sonu Jindal

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answer Dec 9, 2013 by Jai Prakash
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