- Login to GitLab web GUI and create a new project:
Give a name to your project and click Create project button.
Change identity to 'git' user:
$ su git
Change directory to that one that contains the newly created project. GitLab usually stores its project in
/var/opt/gitlab/git-data/repositories/<username>
where <username> is the GitLab username that was used during the project creation on step 1.
Navigate to that directory:
$ cd /var/opt/gitlab/git-data/repositories/user
New GitLab project that has been created at step 1 is stored here in the directory of the same name:
$ ls -l total 0 drwxrwx---. 6 git git 131 apr 25 02:06 project.git drwxrwx---. 6 git git 131 apr 25 02:06 project.wiki.git
Perform initial import configuration:
$ subgit configure --layout auto --trunk TRUNK SVN_URL GIT_REPO
where
SVN_URL– SVN project URL.GIT_REPO– a path to new Git repository.TRUNK– a path, relative toSVN_URL, that leads to an SVN directory that plays a role of the main line of development.
$ subgit configure --layout auto --trunk trunk http://svn.example.com/svn/repository/project ./project.git SubGit version 3.2.4 ('Bobique') build #3670 Configuring writable Git mirror of remote Subversion repository: Subversion repository URL : http://svn.example.com/svn/repository/project Git repository location : ./project.git Git repository is served by GitLab, hooks will be installed into 'custom_hooks' directory. Detecting peg location... Authentication realm: <http://svn.example.com/:80> Subversion Repository Username [git]: user Password for 'user': Peg location detected: r10248 project/trunk Fetching SVN history... Done. Growing trees... Done. Project origin detected: r1 project/trunk Building branches layouts... Done. Combing beards... Done. Generating SVN to Git mapping... Done. CONFIGURATION SUCCESSFUL To complete SubGit installation do the following: 1) Adjust Subversion to Git branches mapping if necessary: /var/opt/gitlab/git-data/repositories/user/project.git/subgit/config 2) Define at least one Subversion credentials in default SubGit passwd file at: /var/opt/gitlab/git-data/repositories/user/project.git/subgit/passwd OR configure SSH or SSL credentials in the [auth] section of: /var/opt/gitlab/git-data/repositories/user/project.git/subgit/config 3) Optionally, add custom authors mapping to the authors.txt file(s) at: /var/opt/gitlab/git-data/repositories/user/project.git/subgit/authors.txt 4) Run SubGit 'install' command: subgit install ./project.gitSpecify authors mapping.
Configure authors mapping in the default authors mapping file:GIT_REPOS/subgit/authors.txt
Or change
core.authorsoption so that it points to the global authors mapping file.
Find more details about authors mapping in Authors mapping article.
Import data to the repository by the command:
$ subgit import GIT_REPO
$ subgit import ./project.git SubGit version 3.2.4 ('Bobique') build #3670 Authentication realm: <http://svn.example.com:80> Subversion Repository Username [git]: user Password for 'user': Translating Subversion revisions to Git commits... Subversion revisions translated: 10248. Total time: 2 hours 15 minutes 38 seconds. IMPORT SUCCESSFULWhen the command completes, you can clone your new Git repository and start to work with it:
$ git clone GITREPO WORKTREE
where
WORK_TREE– a path to your working copy.
$ git clone http://user@example.com/user/project.git /home/user/gitlab_project.git Cloning into '/home/user/gitlab_project.git'... Password for 'http://user@example.com': remote: Counting objects: 99, done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (39/39), done. remote: Total 99 (delta 50), reused 99 (delta 50) Unpacking objects: 100% (99/99), done.
If Git warns you that you are cloning an empty repository and you don't see your files in the working tree, most probably automatic branches and tags mapping didn't work correctly. In this case, mapping has to be set manually, see details on mapping in Branches and tags mapping.
If you run into any problems, see one of the following guides for more details: