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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-svn.txt26
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-svn.txt b/Documentation/git-svn.txt
index e7c0f1c959..f230125a81 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
+respository.
-'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
--------
@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@ 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 +316,7 @@ 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>