# Cloning ruby's svn repo **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [January 18, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cloning-rubys-svn-repo/158019 "2009-01-18T01:51:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![john\_maclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@john\_maclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_maclean)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cloning-rubys-svn-repo/158019/1 "2009-01-18T01:51:58Z")
from [http://blog.emptyway.com/2008/06/19/full-git-clone-of-matz-ruby-subversion-repository/](http://blog.emptyway.com/2008/06/19/full-git-clone-of-matz-ruby-subversion-repository/) git svn clone --stdlayout [http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby](http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby) ## This takes a long time and collects 300Mb+ of data. Say I just wanted 1.9 or from 1.8.4 to 1.9, how’s that done? John M. 07739 171 531 MSc (DIC) Timezone: GMT ---
**Author:** ![john\_maclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@john\_maclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_maclean)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 1:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cloning-rubys-svn-repo/158019/2 "2009-01-19T13:43:41Z")
On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 01:50, john maclean [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > from [http://blog.emptyway.com/2008/06/19/full-git-clone-of-matz-ruby-subversion-repository/](http://blog.emptyway.com/2008/06/19/full-git-clone-of-matz-ruby-subversion-repository/) > > git svn clone --stdlayout [http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby](http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby) > > This takes a long time and collects 300Mb+ of data. Say I just wanted > 1.9 or from 1.8.4 to 1.9, how’s that done? Maybe you can just synchronize (however it’s called in git-speak) with vladimir’s git repo, he (or his scripts) will do the conversion for you. Then IIRC, you can specify starting revision in the command. [git-svn(1)](http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-svn.html) look for –revision. Now the only thing left is to figure out the starting revision for 1.8.4. I don’t known whether is it possible to strip some branches as well. ---
**Author:** ![john\_maclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@john\_maclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_maclean)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cloning-rubys-svn-repo/158019/3 "2009-01-19T17:02:02Z")
2009/1/19 Jano S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > you. > Then IIRC, you can specify starting revision in the command. > > [git-svn(1)](http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-svn.html) look for > –revision. Now the only thing left is to figure out the starting > revision for 1.8.4. > > I don’t known whether is it possible to strip some branches as well. git svn init --prefix=origin/ --stdlayout [http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos.ruby](http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos.ruby) git svn etch --all gonna play with that a bit to see what it brings – John M. 07739 171 531 MSc (DIC) Timezone: GMT