SVN Expert - Global-Ignores - Wild Cards - Behavior

I have a project with directories 6 layers deep (or more) I have numerous folders titled "sessions" with session files inside that always start with sess_ ie; sess_ocgpfvj1rvg841qpmkl17vncj5 There are many folders that start with sessions ie; core-folder\mysites\site1\sessions\ core-folder\mysites\site2\sessions\ core-folder\mysites\site3\sessions\ When I am in the root of my project (core-folder) and do an svn add * to add all files in this repo I : * DO want it to add the folders called sessions * DO NOT want it to add any of the files that start with sess_ in any of the folders I have researched global-ignores but am uncertain of how best to apply. I would like to have only ONE file for instance [login to view URL] that contains all wildcard ignores ie; sess_* and applies it RECURSIVELY to all child folders. Also, when I use svn add * --force will this add these anyway ? Thank you