# [PATCH] Add SVN->Git conversion example to documentation 3 messages from 2008-06-14 to 2008-06-14. Participants: Heikki Orsila, Miklos Vajna. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/13956 ## Heikki Orsila, 2008-06-14 18:09 Subject: [PATCH] Add SVN->Git conversion example to documentation Message-ID: <20080614180929.GA26449@zakalwe.fi> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080614180929.GA26449%40zakalwe.fi ``` Signed-off-by: Heikki Orsila --- This is a correction to the earlier patch that had a typo. Documentation/git-svn.txt | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-svn.txt b/Documentation/git-svn.txt index f4cbd2f..dcf1e25 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 +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 --------------------- -- 1.5.5.1.1.ga5e5c ``` ## Miklos Vajna, 2008-06-14 19:06 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add SVN->Git conversion example to documentation Message-ID: <20080614190648.GF29404@genesis.frugalware.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080614190648.GF29404%40genesis.frugalware.org In-Reply-To: <20080614180929.GA26449@zakalwe.fi> ``` On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 09:09:29PM +0300, Heikki Orsila wrote: > +------------------------------------------------------------------------ > +# Convert all branches of an SVN repository to a Git repository: > + > + git svn clone --no-metadata -A authors.txt SVN_URL foo.git Don't you need -s here? Two other minor notes: 1) I would add an example on how to update such a repo in case it will be a mirror, like 'git --bare svn fetch'. 2) I would mention that one still needs a trick if he/she wants to allow others to clone this repo, with something like: git config remote.origin.url . git config remote.origin.fetch +refs/remotes/tags/*:refs/tags/* git config --add remote.origin.fetch +refs/remotes/*:refs/heads/* git fetch ``` ## Heikki Orsila, 2008-06-14 21:50 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add SVN->Git conversion example to documentation Message-ID: <20080614215048.GO10527@jolt.modeemi.cs.tut.fi> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080614215048.GO10527%40jolt.modeemi.cs.tut.fi In-Reply-To: <20080614190648.GF29404@genesis.frugalware.org> ``` On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 09:06:48PM +0200, Miklos Vajna wrote: > On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 09:09:29PM +0300, Heikki Orsila wrote: > > +------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > +# Convert all branches of an SVN repository to a Git repository: > > + > > + git svn clone --no-metadata -A authors.txt SVN_URL foo.git > > Don't you need -s here? It seems not. > 2) I would mention that one still needs a trick if he/she wants to allow > others to clone this repo, with something like: > > git config remote.origin.url . > git config remote.origin.fetch +refs/remotes/tags/*:refs/tags/* > git config --add remote.origin.fetch +refs/remotes/*:refs/heads/* > git fetch Will add. -- Heikki Orsila heikki.orsila@iki.fi http://www.iki.fi/shd ```