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updated: 01/02/2025 In my previous post, I wrote about using GIT with an SVN server for usual tasks. One of these was cloning an SVN repository. This topic can be used to convert an SVN repository to GIT one with all its revision history. The Process We can use the cloning command to set up the starting revision of our new GIT clone, by the … Continue reading HOWTO Convert SVN repository to GIT
To rename a GIT branch, we must follow two separate steps. Rename the local branch Switch to the branch we need to rename, and then type the command below: git branch -m <new branch name> Rename the remote branch This step is necessary only if the old branch already exists in the remote repository. push the branch with the new name: git push -u <git_repo> … Continue reading HOWTO to rename GIT branch
These days, we migrated our SVN server to a cloud VM, and one of the needed tasks is to switch also my GIT repositories. An easy approach is to rebuild them, but it has one major drawback: it is possible only if your GIT repositories don’t include uncommitted revisions. In these cases, you will lose them all. Since I have several unaligned GITs, I needed … Continue reading HOWTO set new SVN server in git-svn
updated 24/02/2025 Introduction During COVID-lockdown, one of the challenges is to understand how to smart work as best as possible. One of my problems is that I haven’t remote access to the SVN server. I began to wonder if and how GIT can alleviate my smart work problems. The found answer is: yes, it can. Both repository types have their strong and weak points. My … Continue reading HOWTO use GIT with SVN server