How do I make git-svn use a particular svn branch as the remote repository?
I am using git-svn to track development by someone else on svn. I'm trying to figure out how to use gti-svn to switch from one svn branch to another. All the examples I have able to find talk about using svn switch as method to switch location instead of actual branches.
Essentially, I would like to start pulling from /svn/branch/1.3 instead of /svn/branch/1.2 using svn fetch.
If you've cloned the SVN repository properly (using -T -b -t or -s), you should be able to use the git branch commands like:
git reset --hard remotes/branch
git checkout branch
etc.
These commands have been incredibly useful for me when working on svn branches via git-svn:
#create local Git branch that mirrors remote svn branch
git checkout -b local/RELEASE-0.12 RELEASE-0.12
#will connect with a remote svn branch named ‘RELEASE-0.12′
# -n will show which svn branch you will commit into:
git svn dcommit –dry-run
See full explanation in my article on justaddwater.dk: www.justaddwater.dk/2009/03/09/using-git-for-svn-repositories-workflow/