svn propset svn:ignore [filename] [folder]

$ svn propset svn:ignore 'images' .
$ svn ci -m 'Ignoring a directory called "images".'
			

$ svn propset svn:ignore '*' images
$ svn ci -m 'Ignoring a directory called "images".'
			

$ svn export spool spool-tmp
$ svn rm spool
$ svn ci -m 'Removing inadvertently added directory "spool".'
$ mv spool-tmp spool
$ svn propset svn:ignore 'spool' .
$ svn ci -m 'Ignoring a directory called "spool".'
			

.ignore

svn propset svn:ignore -F .cvsignore .
svn propset -R svn:ignore -F .svnignore .