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diff --git a/Documentation/git-svn.txt b/Documentation/git-svn.txt index e7c0f1c959..1e644ca6dc 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-svn.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-svn.txt @@ -12,18 +12,18 @@ 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. +It provides a bidirectional flow of changes between a Subversion and a git +repository. -'git-svn' was originally designed for an individual developer who wants a -bidirectional flow of changesets between a single branch in Subversion -and an arbitrary number of branches in git. Since its inception, -'git-svn' has gained the ability to track multiple branches in a manner -similar to 'git-svnimport'. +'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' is especially useful when it comes to tracking repositories -not organized in the way Subversion developers recommend (trunk, -branches, tags directories). +Once tracking a Subversion branch (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. COMMANDS -------- @@ -138,6 +138,15 @@ and have no uncommitted changes. + --no-rebase;; After committing, do not rebase or reset. +--commit-url <URL>;; + Commit to this SVN URL (the full path). This is intended to + allow existing git-svn repositories created with one transport + method (e.g. `svn://` or `http://` for anonymous read) to be + reused if a user is later given access to an alternate transport + method (e.g. `svn+ssh://` or `https://`) for commit. + + Using this option for any other purpose (don't ask) + is very strongly discouraged. -- 'log':: @@ -209,7 +218,7 @@ Any other arguments are passed directly to 'git-log' Recursively finds the svn:ignore property on directories and creates matching .gitignore files. The resulting files are staged to be committed, but are not committed. Use -r/--revision to refer to a - specfic revision. + specific revision. 'show-ignore':: Recursively finds and lists the svn:ignore property on @@ -218,8 +227,7 @@ Any other arguments are passed directly to 'git-log' 'commit-diff':: Commits the diff of two tree-ish arguments from the - command-line. This command is intended for interoperability with - 'git-svnimport' and does not rely on being inside an `git-svn + command-line. This command does not rely on being inside an `git-svn init`-ed repository. This command takes three arguments, (a) the original tree to diff against, (b) the new tree result, (c) the URL of the target Subversion repository. The final argument @@ -317,8 +325,7 @@ config key: svn.findcopiesharder -A<filename>:: --authors-file=<filename>:: -Syntax is compatible with the files used by 'git-svnimport' and -'git-cvsimport': +Syntax is compatible with the file used by 'git-cvsimport': ------------------------------------------------------------------------ loginname = Joe User <user@example.com> |