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Aptana - set SVN keywords

In Aptana it's very simple to set the svn:keywords property for a file. For example if you want to set the svn keyword property Id:
  • In the file where you want to add the svn keyword property write $Id$
  • Right click on the file, then follow Team -> Set Property... Note*: Set Property... will not be active if you haven't first added the file to SVN: Team->Add to Version Controller
  • Select svn:keywords, and write Id in the text field 
When you make the SVN commit of the file, the $Id$ keyword will be replaced with text in the format shown below: