macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install git-svnlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install git-svn with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, zypper
Bidirectional operation between a Subversion repository and Git. Version 2.55.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-29.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add git-svnAlpine Linux edge package indexes · git-svn · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install git-svnDebian stable package indexes · git-svn · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install git-svnFedora Rawhide package metadata · git-svn · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install git-svnopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · git-svn · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Bidirectional operation between a Subversion repository and Git
Project links
Commands and aliases
- git-svn
history
Project history and usage
git-svn is Git's built-in bridge for teams that need bidirectional operation between a Subversion repository and a Git repository. It lets a Git checkout track SVN trunk, branches, and tags while still sending commits back with dcommit.
Project history
The git-svn manual describes the command as a conduit between Subversion changesets and Git commits. Its design grew around SVN layouts rather than Git remotes alone: users can initialize tracking for standard trunk/branches/tags repositories, customize trunk, tag, and branch paths, and store SVN remote metadata in Git configuration.
Adoption history
git-svn became important during the long migration from centralized Subversion repositories to distributed Git workflows. Package managers often ship it as a separate package from core Git because SVN interoperability brings extra runtime dependencies, making it visible as its own installable tool even though it belongs to the Git source tree.
How it is used
Practitioners use git svn clone or init plus fetch to import SVN history, rebase local Git work onto new SVN revisions, and dcommit Git commits back to the SVN server. It is also used as a migration tool: teams import a legacy SVN repository into Git, inspect or repair branch/tag mapping, and later stop using SVN once the Git repository becomes authoritative.
Why package nerds care
The package matters because it captures an interoperability boundary in packaging form. Installing git alone is not always enough for old enterprise repositories; installing git-svn adds the SVN bridge, Perl plumbing, and documentation needed to keep legacy repositories moving while the rest of a toolchain speaks Git.
Timeline
- Before Git 2.0: SVN-tracking refs used no default prefix, placing them directly under refs/remotes.
- Git 2.0: git-svn documentation records origin/ as the default prefix for SVN-tracking refs.
- Git 2.55.0: Homebrew packages git-svn from the Git release tarball as a separate formula.
Related projects
- git-svn is related to Subversion itself, one-way conversion helpers such as git-svn-abandon, and third-party svn2git tools that focus on final migration rather than ongoing bidirectional operation.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
.git/config~/.gitconfig~/.config/git/config/etc/gitconfig
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
git-svn | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.55.0
manager updated2026-06-29
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://git-scm.comnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:git-svn |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.55.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-svn |
| Homepage | https://git-scm.com |
| Repository | https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git |
| Upstream docs | https://git-scm.com/docs/git-svn |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-2.55.0.tar.xz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-29T20:54:54Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | git, subversion |
| Uses from macOS | perl |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | git-svn |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
git-svn 1:2.47.3-0+deb13u1
fast, scalable, distributed revision control system (svn interoperability)
sudo apt install git-svn- Section: vcs
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: git
- 4 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Svn
Ubuntu apt95%
git-svn 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7
fast, scalable, distributed revision control system (svn interoperability)
sudo apt install git-svn- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: git
- 4 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Svn
apk95%
git-svn 2.54.0-r0
Subversion support for git
sudo apk add git-svn- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Svn
dnf95%
git-svn 2.54.0-1.fc45
Git tools for interacting with Subversion repositories
sudo dnf install git-svn- License: BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: git
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Svn
zypper95%
git-svn 2.54.0-2.1
Git tools for importing Subversion repositories
sudo zypper install git-svn- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Development/Tools/Version Control
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Svn
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment