git-svn rename tracking branch

Question

My current svn cloned branches (using the -s 'standard layout') option are called:

$ git branch -r branch1 branch2 

I would like to rename those, such that they are:

$ git branch -r svn/branch1 svn/branch2   

As though I had called $ git-svn clone --prefix svn originally. I don't need to change any names on the remote side.

Answer 1

Assuming that you do not have another remote that was added with git remote add ..., try this procedure:

1. git gc to package all refs into .git/packed-refs.
2. Open .git/packed-refs for editing. Replace "refs/remotes/" with "refs/remotes/svn/".

3. Open .git/config for editing. You should see something like:

   [svn-remote "svn"]     url = SVN_REPO_URL     fetch = trunk:refs/remotes/trunk     branches = branches/*:refs/remotes/*     tags = tags/*:refs/remotes/tags/* 

   Replace "refs/remotes/" with "refs/remotes/svn/":

   [svn-remote "svn"]     url = SVN_REPO_URL     fetch = trunk:refs/remotes/svn/trunk     branches = branches/*:refs/remotes/svn/*     tags = tags/*:refs/remotes/svn/tags/* 

   Be sure to also update any remote-tracking branches. To do this, you can just replace "refs/remotes/" with "refs/remotes/svn/" in the entire file.

I tested this procedure with a copy of my git-svn mirror of the GNU Nano repository and it seems to work.

EDIT: I have just verified that this procedure does not mess up the git-svn dcommit or rebase operations. It is as if --prefix=svn/ were originally specified in the git svn clone -s SVN_REPO_URL command.