[PATCH] Add SVN->Git conversion example to documentation

Heikki Orsila· Jun 14, 2008, 18:03 UTC · lore

Signed-off-by: Heikki Orsila <heikki.orsila@iki.fi>
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 Documentation/git-svn.txt |   29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

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diff --git a/Documentation/git-svn.txt b/Documentation/git-svn.txt
index f4cbd2f..128761e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-svn.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-svn.txt
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ SYNOPSIS
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
-git-svn is a simple conduit for changesets between Subversion and git.
-It is not to be confused with linkgit:git-svnimport[1], which is
-read-only.
+git-svn is a simple bidirectional conduit for changesets between
+Subversion and git. It is used to develop projects with Git tools,
+but commit changes to a Subversion repository. It can also be used to
+convert a Subversion repository to a Git repository. It should not to
+be confused with linkgit:git-svnimport[1], which does Subversion to
+Git conversion, but not the other direction.
 
 git-svn was originally designed for an individual developer who wants a
 bidirectional flow of changesets between a single branch in Subversion
@@ -520,6 +523,26 @@ have each person clone that repository with 'git clone':
 	git-svn rebase
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+CONVERTING A SUBVERSION REPOSITORY TO A GIT REPOSITORY
+------------------------------------------------------
+
+When converting a Subversion repository to a Git repository
+--no-metadata removes "git-svn-id:" comments from the log.
+-A option is used to convert SVN pseudonyms to real names
+and email addresses. The whole repository, or a part of it can be
+converted. Two examples below show how to convert the whole repo
+with all branches, or only the SVN trunk.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Convert all branches of an SVN repository to a Git repository:
+
+	git svn clone --no-metadata -A authors.txt SVN_URL foo.git
+
+# Convert only the trunk of an SVN repository to a Git repository:
+
+	git svn clone --no-metadata -A authors.txt SVN_URL/trunk foo.git
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 REBASE VS. PULL/MERGE
 ---------------------

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Karl Hasselström· Jun 15, 2008, 13:17 UTC · re: Heikki Orsila · lore

Re: [PATCH] Add SVN->Git conversion example to documentation

On 2008-06-14 21:03:34 +0300, Heikki Orsila wrote:

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>  DESCRIPTION
>  -----------
> -git-svn is a simple conduit for changesets between Subversion and git.
> -It is not to be confused with linkgit:git-svnimport[1], which is
> -read-only.
> +git-svn is a simple bidirectional conduit for changesets between
> +Subversion and git. It is used to develop projects with Git tools,
> +but commit changes to a Subversion repository. It can also be used to
> +convert a Subversion repository to a Git repository. It should not to
> +be confused with linkgit:git-svnimport[1], which does Subversion to
> +Git conversion, but not the other direction.

I don't know if it's such a good idea to mention git-svnimport at all; but if you do, please also mention that it's no longer supported. (But really, since it is no longer supported, I doubt mentioning it is a good idea.)

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      www.treskal.com/kalle

patchAdd SVN->Git conversion example to documentation