From: Peter Hickman <peter@...>
Date: 2006-07-31T23:04:47+09:00
Subject: Re: cp * except .svn directories

Mark Woodward wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> sorry if this is a repost! Don't know if it's Pan or my ISP but there's
> some weirdness going on ATM!
>
> What I'd like to be able to do is write a script that can copy all
> files/directories from a subversion repository except .svn directories.
>
> This is the best I can come up with from the command line (be gentle ;-)):
>
>    1. cd to repos dir
>          1. tar --exclude=".svn" -cvf foo.tar *
>          2. mv foo.tar /path/to/new
>    2. cd /path/to/new
>    3. tar -xvf foo.tar
>
> It works but I'm hoping there's a way to do this in a ruby script. If possible
> I'd like to be able to input "/path/to/new".
>
> So if I'm in the repos dir:
>
>         cp_wo_svn.rb
>         "to where?":    /var/www
>         "done!"
>
>
> thanks,
>
>
>   
Perhaps the svn export command is what you are looking for?