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If you use <code>git-svn</code> (don't, use [[reposurgeon]]) to convert to git you'll want to be aware of the --prefix option to <code>git init</code>.  From the [https://git-scm.com/docs/git-svn the manual]
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If you try to use <code>git-svn</code> to convert to git you'll want to be aware of the --prefix option to <code>git init</code>.  From the [https://git-scm.com/docs/git-svn the manual]
  
 
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== Bottom Line ==
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In all but the most trivial cases, git-svn is not adequate as a conversion tool. See http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=6778, and also http://www.catb.org/~esr/reposurgeon/features.html for a run-down of the top contenders (and where they fall short). 
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[[Reposurgeon]] is the best conversion tool for migrating from Subversion to Git.

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