Question

I’m using both TortoiseSVN and svn clinet from Linux prompt.

In our project, I have a directory with svn:external property. I’m trying to dig svn history to see who and when did the change. I don’t find a way to see log of properties of the directory or blame/annotate the directory svn properties?

How can it be done?

Answer 1

Try this command:

$ svn log -v --diff --depth=empty $dir

On the directory that contains the svn:externals property you’re interested in. You’ll see an output like this:

r154474 | dweintraub | 2012-11-14 09:50:20 -0500 (Wed, 14 Nov 2012) | 1 line
Changed paths:
   M /branches/ivy/TC-Common-All

Some utterly useless comment

Index: .
===================================================================
--- .   (revision 154473)
+++ .   (revision 154474)

Property changes on: .
___________________________________________________________________
Modified: svn:externals
## -1 +1 ##
-^/trunk/ivy.dir ivy.dir
+^/branches/ivy/ivy.dir ivy.dir