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git svn — Bidirectional operation between a Subversion repository and Git. More information: <https://git-scm.

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

How to use the git svn command: Bidirectional operation between a Subversion repository and Git. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-svn>.

Solution

git svn — Bidirectional operation between a Subversion repository and Git. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-svn>.

Clone an SVN repository:

git svn clone {{https://example.com/subversion_repo}} {{local_directory}}

Clone an SVN repository starting at a given revision number:

git svn clone {{[-r|--revision]}} {{1234}}:HEAD {{https://svn.example.net/subversion/repo}} {{local_directory}}

Update local clone from the remote SVN repository:

git svn rebase

Fetch updates from the remote SVN repository without changing the Git HEAD:

git svn fetch

Commit back to the SVN repository:

git svn commit

Code Snippets

Clone an SVN repository

git svn clone {{https://example.com/subversion_repo}} {{local_directory}}

Clone an SVN repository starting at a given revision number

git svn clone {{[-r|--revision]}} {{1234}}:HEAD {{https://svn.example.net/subversion/repo}} {{local_directory}}

Update local clone from the remote SVN repository

git svn rebase

Fetch updates from the remote SVN repository without changing the Git `HEAD`

git svn fetch

Commit back to the SVN repository

git svn commit

Context

tldr-pages: common/git svn

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