# Add keywords

This dialog is accessed via the Team > Add keywords menu or the Add keywords context menu option in the SVN Properties View.

## Overview

Keywords in SVN are used to embed versioning information into files that are under version control. These keywords (like for instance, 'Id') are expanded for resources that are marked as using them, and this is what the "Add keywords" action does. The action will set the svn:keywords property on the selected files. This tells SVN to look for an expand those keywords in the file. Of course, it is up to you to include the keyword in the file in the place you want it to appear.

## Process

Select the resources that need keywords added - this may be a folder in which case all the contained (child) resources are also affected - and choose Add keywords from the Team menu.

Check the keywords to associate with the selected resource(s). To use the keyword in a (text) file, enclose it in $-signs, as in $Id$.

Related Tasks

None

Related Reference

SVN Properties View