Hiding .svn directories from web queries

 web-server / # cat /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/00_default_vhost.conf

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<VirtualHost *:80>
...


        ###### You can...
	##
	# 	Deny access to .svn folders on Apache...
	#
	RedirectMatch 404 /\\.svn(/.*|$)

        ###### or ...
	##
	# 	Restrict access to .svn folders on Apache... 
	#
	<DirectoryMatch .*\.svn/.*>
		Order allow,deny
    		Deny From All
	</DirectoryMatch>

...

</VirtualHost>
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