diff --git a/proposal/sandbox/svn/docs/svn.html b/proposal/sandbox/svn/docs/svn.html
index 7dd456efa..73eefbbb7 100644
--- a/proposal/sandbox/svn/docs/svn.html
+++ b/proposal/sandbox/svn/docs/svn.html
@@ -60,6 +60,30 @@ from the command line in the target directory in which you are working.
     <td valign="top">report only, don't change any files.</td>
     <td align="center" valign="top">No, default to &quot;false&quot;</td>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td valign="top">file</td>
+    <td valign="top">Uses the contents of the file passed as an
+    argument to this switch for the specified subcommand.</td>
+    <td align="center" valign="top">No.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td valign="top">force</td>
+    <td valign="top">Forces a particular command or operation to run.</td>
+    <td align="center" valign="top">No, defaults to false.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td valign="top">recursive</td>
+    <td valign="top">Makes a subcommand recurse into
+    subdirectories. Most subcommands recurse by default.</td>
+    <td align="center" valign="top">No.</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td valign="top">targets</td>
+    <td valign="top">Tells Subversion to get the list of files that you wish to
+     operate on from the filename you provide instead of listing all
+     the files on the command line.</td>
+    <td align="center" valign="top">No.</td>
+  </tr>
   <tr>
     <td valign="top">output</td>
     <td valign="top">the file to direct standard output from the command.</td>
diff --git a/proposal/sandbox/svn/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/svn/AbstractSvnTask.java b/proposal/sandbox/svn/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/svn/AbstractSvnTask.java
index d40976f02..0d77e8ada 100644
--- a/proposal/sandbox/svn/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/svn/AbstractSvnTask.java
+++ b/proposal/sandbox/svn/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/svn/AbstractSvnTask.java
@@ -103,6 +103,29 @@ public abstract class AbstractSvnTask extends Task {
      */
     private boolean failOnError = false;
 
+    /**
+     * Uses the contents of the file passed as an argument to this
+     * switch for the specified subcommand.
+     */
+    private File file;
+
+    /**
+     * Forces a particular command or operation to run.
+     */
+    private boolean force;
+
+    /**
+     * Makes a subcommand recurse into subdirectories. 
+     */
+    private Boolean recursive = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Tells Subversion to get the list of files that you wish to
+     * operate on from the filename you provide instead of listing all
+     * the files on the command line.
+     */
+    private File targets;
+
     /**
      * Create accessors for the following, to allow different handling of
      * the output.
@@ -426,6 +449,70 @@ public abstract class AbstractSvnTask extends Task {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Uses the contents of the file passed as an argument to this
+     * switch for the specified subcommand.
+     */
+    public void setFile(File file) {
+        this.file = file;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Uses the contents of the file passed as an argument to this
+     * switch for the specified subcommand.
+     */
+    public File getFile() {
+        return file;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Forces a particular command or operation to run.
+     */
+    public void setForce(boolean force) {
+        this.force = force;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Forces a particular command or operation to run.
+     */
+    public boolean getForce() {
+        return force;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Makes a subcommand recurse into subdirectories. Most
+     * subcommands recurse by default.
+     */
+    public void setRecursive(Boolean recursive) {
+        this.recursive = recursive;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Makes a subcommand recurse into subdirectories. Most
+     * subcommands recurse by default.
+     */
+    public Boolean getRecursive() {
+        return recursive;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tells Subversion to get the list of files that you wish to
+     * operate on from the filename you provide instead of listing all
+     * the files on the command line.
+     */
+    public void setTargets(File targets) {
+        this.targets = targets;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tells Subversion to get the list of files that you wish to
+     * operate on from the filename you provide instead of listing all
+     * the files on the command line.
+     */
+    public File getTargets() {
+        return targets;
+    }
+
     /**
      * This needs to be public to allow configuration
      *      of commands externally.
@@ -554,6 +641,24 @@ public abstract class AbstractSvnTask extends Task {
         if (dryrun) {
             c.createArgument(true).setValue("--dry-run");
         }
+        if (file != null) {
+            c.createArgument(true).setValue("--file");
+            c.createArgument(true).setFile(file);
+        }
+        if (force) {
+            c.createArgument(true).setValue("--force");
+        }
+        if (recursive != null) {
+            if (recursive.booleanValue()) {
+                c.createArgument(true).setValue("--recursive");
+            } else {
+                c.createArgument(true).setValue("--non-recursive");
+            }
+        }
+        if (targets != null) {
+            c.createArgument(true).setValue("--targets");
+            c.createArgument(true).setFile(targets);
+        }
     }
 
     /**