NAME¶
git-remote-bzr - bidirectional bridge between Git and Bazaar
SYNOPSIS¶
git clone bzr::<bzr repository>
DESCRIPTION¶
This tool allows you to transparently clone, fetch and push to and from Bazaar
repositories as if they were Git ones.
To use it you simply need to use the "
bzr::" prefix when
specifying a remote URL (e.g. when cloning).
EXAMPLE¶
git clone bzr::lp:ubuntu/hello
NOTES¶
Remember to run git gc --aggressive after cloning a repository, specially if
it’s a big one. Otherwise lots of space will be wasted.
The oldest version of Bazaar supported is 2.0. Older versions are not tested.
Branches vs. repositories¶
Bazaar’s UI can clone only branches, but a repository can contain
multiple branches, and
git-remote-bzr can clone both.
For example, to clone a branch:
And to clone the whole repository:
The second command would clone all the branches contained in the emacs
repository, however, it’s possible to specify only certain branches:
git config remote-bzr.branches 'trunk, xwindow'
Some remotes don’t support listing the branches contained in the
repository, in which cases you need to manually specify the branches, and
while you can specify the configuration in the clone command, you might find
this easier: