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Re: [RFC/PATCHv2 1/3] Documentation/git-svn: Promote the use of --prefix in docs + examples

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Johan Herland <johan@herland.net>
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Oct 9, 2013, 12:06 UTC
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On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 3:33 AM, Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> wrote:
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> On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 7:30 PM, Johan Herland <johan@herland.net> wrote:
>> diff --git a/Documentation/git-svn.txt b/Documentation/git-svn.txt
>> index 4dd3bcb..da00671 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/git-svn.txt
>> +++ b/Documentation/git-svn.txt
>> @@ -973,6 +979,15 @@ without giving any repository layout options.  If the full history with
>>  branches and tags is required, the options '--trunk' / '--branches' /
>>  '--tags' must be used.
>>
>> +When using the options for describing the repository layout (--trunk,
>> +--tags, --branches, --stdlayout), please also specify the --prefix
>> +option (e.g. '--prefix=origin/') to cause your SVN-tracking refs to be
>> +placed at refs/remotes/origin/* rather than the default refs/remotes/*.
>> +The former is more compatible with the layout of Git's "regular"
>> +remote-tracking refs (refs/remotes/$remote/*), and may potentially
>> +prevent similarly named SVN branches and Git remotes from clobbering
>> +eachother.
>
> s/eachother/each other/
Thanks, will fix.
...Johan
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Johan Herland, <johan@herland.net>
www.herland.net
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Message 15 of 23 in “git-svn: Use prefix by default?”
  1. Thomas Ferris NicolaisenAug 22, 2013
  2. Johan HerlandSep 30, 2013
  3. git svn: Set default --prefix='origin/' if --prefix is not givenJohan Herland, Sep 30, 2013
  4. Eric WongOct 1, 2013
  5. Johan HerlandOct 1, 2013
  6. Eric WongOct 3, 2013
  7. 1/3 Documentation/git-svn: Promote the use of --prefix in docs + examplesJohan Herland, Oct 5, 2013
  8. 2/3 git-svn: Warn about changing default for --prefix in Git v2.0Johan Herland, Oct 5, 2013
  9. Eric SunshineOct 9, 2013
  10. Johan HerlandOct 9, 2013
  11. 3/3 Git 2.0: git svn: Set default --prefix='origin/' if --prefix is not givenJohan Herland, Oct 5, 2013
  12. Philip OakleyOct 6, 2013
  13. Johan HerlandOct 6, 2013
  14. Eric SunshineOct 9, 2013
  15. Johan HerlandOct 9, 2013
  16. 0/3 Change git-svn's default --prefix in Git v2.0Johan Herland, Oct 11, 2013
  17. 1/3 Documentation/git-svn: Promote the use of --prefix in docs + examplesJohan Herland, Oct 11, 2013
  18. 2/3 git-svn: Warn about changing default for --prefix in Git v2.0Johan Herland, Oct 11, 2013
  19. Eric WongOct 12, 2013
  20. 3/3 Git 2.0: git svn: Set default --prefix='origin/' if --prefix is not givenJohan Herland, Oct 11, 2013
  21. Eric WongApr 19, 2014
  22. git-svn.txt: Retain a description og pre-v2.0 default prefixJohan Herland, Apr 19, 2014
  23. Eric WongApr 19, 2014

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