Converting svn to git, how to get the branches not to be just remote in the svn repo?

Question

I\'m quite new to git and I\'m trying to move a svn repository to git. I followed the guide below so now I have a git repo on my server
http://pauldowman.com/2008/07/26/how-

Answer 1

Another good way to do this, just for the record, is to use svn2git — I'm in the middle of converting several rather large repositories and it has been a godsend. It automates all of the steps needed to take care of branches and convert svn tags to real git tags.