SVN propset svn:needs-lock on local directory

Question

Hi,

I want to set the svn:needs-lock property on a local directory, and then to commit it.

I want to do it from the command line and it seems to not letting me.

my command is:

svn propset svn:needs-lock '*' d:\src_svn\Multilizer

the answer I get is:

svn: Cannot set 'svn:needs-lock' on a directory ('D:\src_svn\Multilizer')

what can be the problem?

thank you.

Answer 1

It seems that needs-lock can't be applied on a directory:

If present on a file, tells the client to make the file read-only in the working copy, as a reminder that the file should be locked before editing begins. See the section called “Lock Communication”.

More in the SVN book: Lock Communication