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diff --git a/git-svn.txt b/git-svn.txt index bb22d8e..7e9b9a0 100644 --- a/git-svn.txt +++ b/git-svn.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ NAME ---- -git-svn - Bidirectional operation between a single Subversion branch and git +git-svn - Bidirectional operation between a Subversion repository and git SYNOPSIS -------- @@ -15,13 +15,12 @@ It provides a bidirectional flow of changes between a Subversion and a git repository. -'git-svn' can track a single Subversion branch simply by using a -URL to the branch, follow branches laid out in the Subversion recommended -method (trunk, branches, tags directories) with the --stdlayout option, or -follow branches in any layout with the -T/-t/-b options (see options to -'init' below, and also the 'clone' command). +'git-svn' can track a standard Subversion repository, +following the common "trunk/branches/tags" layout, with the --stdlayout option. +It can also follow branches and tags in any layout with the -T/-t/-b options +(see options to 'init' below, and also the 'clone' command). -Once tracking a Subversion branch (with any of the above methods), the git +Once tracking a Subversion repository (with any of the above methods), the git repository can be updated from Subversion by the 'fetch' command and Subversion updated from git by the 'dcommit' command. @@ -48,8 +47,11 @@ --stdlayout;; These are optional command-line options for init. Each of these flags can point to a relative repository path - (--tags=project/tags') or a full url - (--tags=https://foo.org/project/tags). The option --stdlayout is + (--tags=project/tags) or a full url + (--tags=https://foo.org/project/tags). + You can specify more than one --tags and/or --branches options, in case + your Subversion repository places tags or branches under multiple paths. + The option --stdlayout is a shorthand way of setting trunk,tags,branches as the relative paths, which is the Subversion default. If any of the other options are given as well, they take precedence. @@ -170,8 +172,9 @@ It is recommended that you run 'git-svn' fetch and rebase (not pull or merge) your commits against the latest changes in the SVN repository. - An optional command-line argument may be specified as an - alternative to HEAD. + An optional revision or branch argument may be specified, and + causes 'git-svn' to do all work on that revision/branch + instead of HEAD. This is advantageous over 'set-tree' (below) because it produces cleaner, more linear history. + @@ -204,6 +207,20 @@ Create a tag by using the tags_subdir instead of the branches_subdir specified during git svn init. +-d;; +--destination;; + If more than one --branches (or --tags) option was given to the 'init' + or 'clone' command, you must provide the location of the branch (or + tag) you wish to create in the SVN repository. The value of this + option must match one of the paths specified by a --branches (or + --tags) option. You can see these paths with the commands ++ + git config --get-all svn-remote.<name>.branches + git config --get-all svn-remote.<name>.tags ++ +where <name> is the name of the SVN repository as specified by the -R option to +'init' (or "svn" by default). + 'tag':: Create a tag in the SVN repository. This is a shorthand for 'branch -t'. @@ -215,7 +232,7 @@ The following features from `svn log' are supported: + -- ---revision=<n>[:<n>];; +-r/--revision=<n>[:<n>];; is supported, non-numeric args are not: HEAD, NEXT, BASE, PREV, etc ... -v/--verbose;; @@ -313,6 +330,63 @@ Shows the Subversion externals. Use -r/--revision to specify a specific revision. +'reset':: + Undoes the effects of 'fetch' back to the specified revision. + This allows you to re-'fetch' an SVN revision. Normally the + contents of an SVN revision should never change and 'reset' + should not be necessary. However, if SVN permissions change, + or if you alter your --ignore-paths option, a 'fetch' may fail + with "not found in commit" (file not previously visible) or + "checksum mismatch" (missed a modification). If the problem + file cannot be ignored forever (with --ignore-paths) the only + way to repair the repo is to use 'reset'. + +Only the rev_map and refs/remotes/git-svn are changed. Follow 'reset' +with a 'fetch' and then 'git-reset' or 'git-rebase' to move local +branches onto the new tree. + +-r/--revision=<n>;; + Specify the most recent revision to keep. All later revisions + are discarded. +-p/--parent;; + Discard the specified revision as well, keeping the nearest + parent instead. +Example:;; +Assume you have local changes in "master", but you need to refetch "r2". + +------------ + r1---r2---r3 remotes/git-svn + \ + A---B master +------------ + +Fix the ignore-paths or SVN permissions problem that caused "r2" to +be incomplete in the first place. Then: + +[verse] +git svn reset -r2 -p +git svn fetch + +------------ + r1---r2'--r3' remotes/git-svn + \ + r2---r3---A---B master +------------ + +Then fixup "master" with 'git-rebase'. +Do NOT use 'git-merge' or your history will not be compatible with a +future 'dcommit'! + +[verse] +git rebase --onto remotes/git-svn A^ master + +------------ + r1---r2'--r3' remotes/git-svn + \ + A'--B' master +------------ + + -- OPTIONS @@ -669,6 +743,16 @@ you've already pushed to a remote repository for other users, and dcommit with SVN is analogous to that. +When using multiple --branches or --tags, 'git-svn' does not automatically +handle name collisions (for example, if two branches from different paths have +the same name, or if a branch and a tag have the same name). In these cases, +use 'init' to set up your git repository then, before your first 'fetch', edit +the .git/config file so that the branches and tags are associated with +different name spaces. For example: + + branches = stable/*:refs/remotes/svn/stable/* + branches = debug/*:refs/remotes/svn/debug/* + BUGS ----
