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Subversion uses properties—bits of metadata that are
stored along the user's versioned data but are not strictly part
of it—to provide a number of built-in behaviors and
features, and to offer users a place to stash out-of-band
information regarding their versioned data and the changes made
to it. Subversion allows users to invent arbitrarily named
versioned properties on files and directories, as well as
unversioned properties on revisions. The only restriction is on
properties whose names begin with svn: (those
are reserved for Subversion's own use). While these properties
may be set by users to control Subversion's behavior, users may
not invent new svn: properties.
This reference describes the built-in properties which toggle or otherwise support Subversion features.
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