does subversion support word, excel, powerpoint docs?

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Does subversion support word, excel and powerpoint documents? "support" here means having history available and I can get old version out from the subversion. It will be nice if I can diff different versions. thanks,

yes, see [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/90202/can-i-merge-two-microsoft-word-documents-reliably-with-subversion) and [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29810/is-version-control-ie-subversion-applicable-in-document-tracking) — davin, Jan 11 '11 at 21:21

score 22 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 11 '11 at 21:20

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Yes, and TortoiseSVN supports diffing for Word and Excel really well, by invoking those app's native document comparison functions (not sure about PowerPoint).

answered Jan 11 '11 at 21:20

Duncan Smart

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Will it use the native diff to automatically merge when you update a working copy? Thx! – sparc_spread Oct 22 '12 at 20:23

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:29

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You can store binary files using svn. But you will not be able to diff them from the command line.

See How do I tell subversion to treat a file as a binary file for advice on the mechanics.

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answered Jan 11 '11 at 21:20

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Note that for most binary files, `svn` will automatically handle it correctly, and it will require no special treatment. – Mark Jan 11 '11 at 21:32
No. As far as SVN is concerned, the files are still opaque blobs so it doesn't so the sort of automatic merging that it would do for plain text files. – Duncan Smart Oct 23 '12 at 15:41

does subversion support word, excel, powerpoint docs?

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