Is there a concept of global ignores in svn?

On an install of Subversion, there is a file in a path such as one of the following:

• Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Subversion\config
• Windows XP: c:\Documents and Settings\<username>\.subversion\config
• Unix (Linux, etc), macOS: $HOME/.subversion/config

that contains a global configuration for Subversion. In the [miscellany] section is a global-ignores parameter which you can use to set up globally ignored filename patterns.

The Runtime Configuration Area section of the Subversion book has more information, including how to set up such global configuration parameters in the registry if you need to.

Typical examples:

[miscellany]
global-ignores = *.o *.so *.so.[0-9]* .DS_Store [Tt]humbs.db

or perhaps if you are in a transition phase to using Git:

[miscellany]
global-ignores = .git

It is possible to setup global ignores in a repository if you use Subversion 1.8 and newer client.

Subversion 1.8 release introduced the Repository Dictated Configuration feature. Thanks to this new feature, you can configure the svn:global-ignores property on repository side.

See SVNBook 1.8 | Ignoring Unversioned Items and SVNBook 1.8 | Inherited properties for more information.