How to set author name for subversion when i'm using svn:keywords

Question

I want to set my full name (or a name chosen by me) to appears in the $Id$ area on commit and not my nickname. Is there a way to do it?

OS: Ubuntu 8.10

Do you have access to hooks directory on the repository server? — m_vitaly, Jun 25 '09 at 05:09

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered May 31 '09 at 21:42

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You want a file with your name on it and then

svn propset svn:keywords "Author" file.txt

As seen in http ://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.4/svn.advanced.props.special.keywords.html

$Id$ is a combination of Revision Number, Date, Author and URL.

answered May 31 '09 at 21:42

eipipuz

Sorry my english is not the best, i will try to explain my problem again: When I use svn propset svn:keywords "Id" file.txt then i get something like: $Id: tagging.phtml 3189 2009-05-31 13:33:58Z sirakov $ But I want to put "firstname.lastname" (not my nickname "sirakov") every time when i commit someting new. I hope, you can now understand what i mean. – cupakob Jun 01 '09 at 06:13

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 02 '09 at 17:18

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You could, if the repository allows it, change the author. I would recommend not to do so though, because you'll have to do this after each commit.

Can't you just change your login name?

answered Jun 02 '09 at 17:18

Sander Rijken

i can't change it, the nickname is generated automatically from my email, which i used to join the developer group. – cupakob Jun 02 '09 at 18:17

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 08 '09 at 06:35

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there is no way to set it :(

answered Nov 08 '09 at 06:35

cupakob

Boinst · Answer 4 · 2012-03-22T05:01:35.870

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Assuming you have permissions to do this, I'm told you can do it with the command

svn ps svn:author "author_name" --revprop -r revision_number "repository_url"

If you get an error, you'll need to add pre/post propset hooks.

edited Mar 22 '12 at 05:01

answered Mar 22 '12 at 03:30

Boinst

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