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Install subgit with Homebrew Cask

Convert SVN repositories to Git. Version 3.3.18 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#subgit.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrew Caskverified · 100%

brew install --cask subgit

local Homebrew cask metadata

overview

Package summary

Convert SVN repositories to Git

Project links

Commands and aliases

subgit

history

Project history and usage

SubGit is a TMate Software tool for converting and synchronizing Subversion repositories with Git. The official documentation describes both one-time SVN-to-Git import and Git/SVN mirror workflows where pushes to Git are translated to SVN and SVN commits are translated back to Git.

Project history

The documentation says SubGit was developed from the beginning as an alternative to git-svn, aimed at resolving many git-svn limitations. Its release notes cover version history since 1.0 and show the product evolving around repository translation, mirror modes, Git hosting integrations, shared daemon operation, and SVNKit/JGit updates.

Adoption history

SubGit is packaged as a Homebrew cask in the input facts and distributed by the vendor as a downloadable zip. Official docs include guides for GitLab, GitHub, Gerrit, Bitbucket Server, and Gogs, reflecting adoption around organizations moving from Subversion to Git while keeping legacy SVN workflows alive.

How it is used

Common CLI usage starts with `subgit configure` to create or configure a bare Git mirror, editing `repos.git/subgit/config` and author mappings, then running `subgit install` for ongoing mirroring or `subgit import` for one-time import. The quick how-to notes that SVN credentials may come from the user's `~/.subversion` cache.

Why package nerds care

SubGit is relevant to package and release engineers because it sits at the boundary between two version-control histories. It exists for teams that cannot simply abandon SVN, so packagers care about repeatable install locations, Java requirements, license limits, credential handling, Git hosting integrations, and long-running daemon behavior.

Timeline

2012: Vendor site footer copyright begins at 2012, matching SubGit's long-running commercial distribution era.
2.0.0: Release notes introduced remote Subversion repository support and one-shot import from SVN to Git.
3.0.0: Release notes introduced automated layout detection, out-of-sync recovery, shared background daemon support, script-based author mapping, and Git credential-helper support.
3.3.18: Release notes list dependency updates for known vulnerabilities and shared daemon scheduler improvements.

Related projects

The official docs compare SubGit with git-svn and document integrations with GitLab, GitHub, Gerrit, Bitbucket Server, Gogs, SVNKit, JGit, and Subversion credential storage.

Sources

https://subgit.com/documentation/
https://subgit.com/documentation/howto.html
https://subgit.com/documentation/release-notes.html
input source_facts.package-manager
input source_facts.source-archive

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for subgit. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

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-repo>/subgit/config<svn-repo>/conf/subgit.conf

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: <git-repo>/subgit/passwd<git-repo>/subgit/config~/.subversion

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`subgit`	binary	Homebrew cask binary	subgit

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 generated2026-08-04

manager version3.3.18

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://subgit.com/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://subgit.com/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	cask:subgit
Version	3.3.18
Package manager	Homebrew Cask
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/subgit
Homepage	https://subgit.com/
Upstream docs	https://subgit.com/
Source archive	https://subgit.com/download/subgit-3.3.18.zip
SHA-256	bb89606d7eb66e182fff8d7d89ffa3ca409592e379489e0e061a85d8d97d41ee
Download URL	https://subgit.com/download/subgit-3.3.18.zip
Bottle	not recorded
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared
Caveats	subgit requires Java 7+. You can install the latest version with: brew install --cask temurin

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew cask API
Tap	homebrew/cask
Full Token	subgit
Names	SubGit
Artifacts	Binary 1 Target 1 Zap 1
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

subgit

nix profile install nixpkgs#subgit

normalized package name match
Matched by: Subgit

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/su/subgit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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.

combined/subgit.yml

Used sources

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
pkg.so package database
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