# git svn init throws Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git 2 messages from 2013-02-13 to 2013-02-13. Participants: amccloud@gmail.com, Konstantin Khomoutov. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/32898 ## amccloud@gmail.com, 2013-02-13 13:01 Subject: git svn init throws Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CALiJYpDPf8R2mOZn5Ey_yArSAg73WRASKS1cqLsAu1tGJcO_SA%40mail.gmail.com ``` Hi all, I have problem with git svn init: When I execute git svn init svn+ssh://username@example.com/path/repo I see: fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git Already at toplevel, but .git not found at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 342 But when I execute: git svn clone svn+ssh://username@example.com/path/repo Everythins is ok and I see: Initialized empty Git repository in /tmp/svn_migration/repo/.git/ Any hints why it's no working? I prefer to do first init and then fetch, because I can fetch selected revisions (git svn fetch --revision 1:1000) - so it's easier for me to split migration into groups lets say 1000 revision at once. My software versions: git version 1.8.1.1 svn, version 1.6.12 (r955767) compiled Feb 17 2012, 10:36:45 Best regards. ``` ## Konstantin Khomoutov, 2013-02-13 13:15 Subject: Re: git svn init throws Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git Message-ID: <20130213171520.40674d470f678bc4ee25821c@domain007.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20130213171520.40674d470f678bc4ee25821c%40domain007.com In-Reply-To: ``` On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:01:36 +0100 "amccloud@gmail.com" wrote: > I have problem with git svn init: > When I execute > git svn init svn+ssh://username@example.com/path/repo > I see: > fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git > Already at toplevel, but .git not found > at /usr/lib/git-core/git-svn line 342 Are you doing `git init` first before running `git svn init ...`? ```