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Re: migrating from svn: How to clean up history?

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Thomas Ferris Nicolaisen <tfnico@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 16, 2011, 23:11 UTC
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> I already did some experiments with `git filter-branch` without success. (I manage renaming the tags, though.)
>
> Any hints how to to this clean-up?

There are some examples of how to use filter-branch to remove empty commits, and some other handy tips on this page:

http://thomasrast.ch/git/git-svn-conversion.html
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  1. Hartmut GoebelDec 13, 2011
  2. Jakub NarebskiDec 13, 2011
  3. Thomas Ferris NicolaisenDec 16, 2011

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