DESCRIPTION
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-Converts a Subversion dumpfile (version: 2) into input suitable for
+Converts a Subversion dumpfile into input suitable for
git-fast-import(1) and similar importers. REPO is a path to a
Subversion repository mirrored on the local disk. Remote Subversion
repositories can be mirrored on local disk using the `svnsync`
command.
+Note: this tool is very young. The details of its commandline
+interface may change in backward incompatible ways.
+
INPUT FORMAT
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Subversion's repository dump format is documented in full in
Files in this format can be generated using the 'svnadmin dump' or
'svk admin dump' command.
+Dumps produced with 'svnadmin dump --deltas' (dumpfile format v3)
+are not supported.
+
OUTPUT FORMAT
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The fast-import format is documented by the git-fast-import(1)
as committer, where 'user' is the value of the `svn:author` property
and 'UUID' the repository's identifier.
-To support incremental imports, 'svn-fe' will put a `git-svn-id`
-line at the end of each commit log message if passed an url on the
-command line. This line has the form `git-svn-id: URL@REVNO UUID`.
-
-Empty directories and unknown properties are silently discarded.
+To support incremental imports, 'svn-fe' puts a `git-svn-id` line at
+the end of each commit log message if passed an url on the command
+line. This line has the form `git-svn-id: URL@REVNO UUID`.
The resulting repository will generally require further processing
to put each project in its own repository and to separate the history
BUGS
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-Litters the current working directory with .bin files for
-persistence. Will be fixed when the svn-fe infrastructure is aware of
-a Git working directory.
+Empty directories and unknown properties are silently discarded.
+
+The exit status does not reflect whether an error was detected.
SEE ALSO
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