From fb05fa859e5f552e8b84f07d741ea7a68b121f80 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marin Jankovski Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 11:35:16 +0200 Subject: Add a doc on how to migrate from SVN to gitlab. --- doc/workflow/migrating_from_svn.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/workflow/migrating_from_svn.md diff --git a/doc/workflow/migrating_from_svn.md b/doc/workflow/migrating_from_svn.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..7ff157f482e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/workflow/migrating_from_svn.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Migrating from SVN to GitLab + +SVN stands for Subversion and is a version control system (VCS). +Git is a distributed revision control and source code management (SCM) system. + +There are some major differences between the two, for more information consult your favourite search engine. + +Git has tools for migrating SVN repositories to git, namely `git svn`. You can read more about this at +[git documentation pages](http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-and-Other-Systems-Git-and-Subversion). + +Apart from the [official git documentation](http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-and-Other-Systems-Migrating-to-Git) there is also +user created step by step guide for migrating from SVN to GitLab. + +[Benjamin New](https://github.com/leftclickben) wrote [a guide that shows how to do a migration](https://gist.github.com/leftclickben/322b7a3042cbe97ed2af). Mirrors can be found [here](https://gitlab.com/snippets/2168) and [here](https://gist.github.com/maxlazio/f1b593b0d00aa966e9ca). + +## Contribute to this guide +We welcome all contributions that would expand this guide with instructions on how to migrate from other version control systems. -- cgit v1.2.1