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diff --git a/Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt b/Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt index aaa7ef737a..1cd1283d0f 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt @@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ gitcvs-migration(7) NAME ---- -gitcvs-migration - git for CVS users +gitcvs-migration - Git for CVS users SYNOPSIS -------- -git cvsimport * +[verse] +'git cvsimport' * DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ important than any other. However, you can emulate the CVS model by designating a single shared repository which people can synchronize with; this document explains how to do that. -Some basic familiarity with git is required. Having gone through +Some basic familiarity with Git is required. Having gone through linkgit:gittutorial[7] and linkgit:gitglossary[7] should be sufficient. @@ -47,25 +48,25 @@ them first before running git pull. [NOTE] ================================ The 'pull' command knows where to get updates from because of certain -configuration variables that were set by the first 'git-clone' +configuration variables that were set by the first 'git clone' command; see `git config -l` and the linkgit:git-config[1] man page for details. ================================ You can update the shared repository with your changes by first committing -your changes, and then using the 'git-push' command: +your changes, and then using the 'git push' command: ------------------------------------------------ $ git push origin master ------------------------------------------------ to "push" those commits to the shared repository. If someone else has -updated the repository more recently, 'git-push', like 'cvs commit', will +updated the repository more recently, 'git push', like 'cvs commit', will complain, in which case you must pull any changes before attempting the push again. -In the 'git-push' command above we specify the name of the remote branch -to update (`master`). If we leave that out, 'git-push' tries to update +In the 'git push' command above we specify the name of the remote branch +to update (`master`). If we leave that out, 'git push' tries to update any branches in the remote repository that have the same name as a branch in the local repository. So the last 'push' can be done with either of: @@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ other than `master`. Setting Up a Shared Repository ------------------------------ -We assume you have already created a git repository for your project, +We assume you have already created a Git repository for your project, possibly created from scratch or from a tarball (see linkgit:gittutorial[7]), or imported from an already existing CVS repository (see the next section). @@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ Next, give every team member read/write access to this repository. One easy way to do this is to give all the team members ssh access to the machine where the repository is hosted. If you don't want to give them a full shell on the machine, there is a restricted shell which only allows -users to do git pushes and pulls; see linkgit:git-shell[1]. +users to do Git pushes and pulls; see linkgit:git-shell[1]. Put all the committers in the same group, and make the repository writable by that group: @@ -115,16 +116,20 @@ they create are writable and searchable by other group members. Importing a CVS archive ----------------------- +NOTE: These instructions use the `git-cvsimport` script which ships with +git, but other importers may provide better results. See the note in +linkgit:git-cvsimport[1] for other options. + First, install version 2.1 or higher of cvsps from -link:http://www.cobite.com/cvsps/[http://www.cobite.com/cvsps/] and make +https://github.com/andreyvit/cvsps[https://github.com/andreyvit/cvsps] and make sure it is in your path. Then cd to a checked out CVS working directory -of the project you are interested in and run 'git-cvsimport': +of the project you are interested in and run linkgit:git-cvsimport[1]: ------------------------------------------- $ git cvsimport -C <destination> <module> ------------------------------------------- -This puts a git archive of the named CVS module in the directory +This puts a Git archive of the named CVS module in the directory <destination>, which will be created if necessary. The import checks out from CVS every revision of every file. Reportedly @@ -132,8 +137,8 @@ cvsimport can average some twenty revisions per second, so for a medium-sized project this should not take more than a couple of minutes. Larger projects or remote repositories may take longer. -The main trunk is stored in the git branch named `origin`, and additional -CVS branches are stored in git branches with the same names. The most +The main trunk is stored in the Git branch named `origin`, and additional +CVS branches are stored in Git branches with the same names. The most recent version of the main trunk is also left checked out on the `master` branch, so you can start adding your own changes right away. @@ -156,13 +161,13 @@ points. You can use these, for example, to send all commits to the shared repository to a mailing list. See linkgit:githooks[5]. You can enforce finer grained permissions using update hooks. See -link:howto/update-hook-example.txt[Controlling access to branches using +link:howto/update-hook-example.html[Controlling access to branches using update hooks]. -Providing CVS Access to a git Repository +Providing CVS Access to a Git Repository ---------------------------------------- -It is also possible to provide true CVS access to a git repository, so +It is also possible to provide true CVS access to a Git repository, so that developers can still use CVS; see linkgit:git-cvsserver[1] for details. @@ -170,8 +175,8 @@ Alternative Development Models ------------------------------ CVS users are accustomed to giving a group of developers commit access to -a common repository. As we've seen, this is also possible with git. -However, the distributed nature of git allows other development models, +a common repository. As we've seen, this is also possible with Git. +However, the distributed nature of Git allows other development models, and you may want to first consider whether one of them might be a better fit for your project. @@ -193,9 +198,9 @@ linkgit:gittutorial[7], linkgit:gittutorial-2[7], linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7], linkgit:gitglossary[7], -link:everyday.html[Everyday Git], +linkgit:giteveryday[7], link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual] GIT --- -Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite. +Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |