How can I normalize line endings of XML documents and XSLT templates using SVN?

Question

I need to make sure XML and XSLT files are checked in with consistent line endings regardless of the IDE or operating system used for development. How do I configure SVN to do this, and get the rest of my team to do the same?

Answer 1

Open the config file for your svn client:

vi ~/.subversion/config

Add or uncomment the following settings:

[miscellany]
enable-auto-props = yes

[auto-props]
*.xml = svn:eol-style=native
*.xsd = svn:eol-style=native
*.xsl = svn:eol-style=native

Document this on the team wiki.

Create an alias to convert existing files, and share it with the team:

alias svn_clean='svn propset svn:eol-style "native" *; svn commit'

References

• Apache Subversion FAQ: auto-props

• Subversion Client Configuration