Steps I followed to convert my SVN repository to a GIT repository.
1.
[shell] svn log -q | awk -F '|' '/^r/ {sub("^ ", "", $2); sub(" $", "", $2); print $2" = "$2" <"$2">"}' | sort -u > authors-transform.txt [/shell]
then I editted the authors-transform.txt to have my name fully spelled out and my e-mail address filled in.
2.
[shell] git svn clone [SVN repo URL] --no-metadata -A authors-transform.txt --stdlayout ~/temp --prefix=origin/ [/shell]
the important part for me was adding the --prefix=origin/. Without this, it all becomes a big mess because?the remote branches will have an empty prefix which makes things harder for you in the future.
3.
To create a .gitignore file based on your svn:ignore properties use the following command:
[shell] cd ~/temp git svn show-ignore -i origin/trunk > .gitignore git add .gitignore git commit -m 'Add .gitignore from svn:ignore properties' [/shell]
Again the critical part for my situation was to add the -i origin/trunk (or --id). Without it it doesn't know what SVN branch you want the properties off.
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All of this was shamelessly copied from http://john.albin.net/git/convert-subversion-to-git with some modifications to really make it work, because that post is a little outdated. Credits to John Albin.