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NAME
bk fast-import − import a new repository using git’s fast-export format

SYNOPSIS
bk fast-import
[options] [repo]

DESCRIPTION
bk fast-import creates a new repository from a stream on data on stdin that follows the data format expected by git’s fast-import command.

OPTIONS
−q
Do not generate any output unless an error has occurred.
−v
Generate verbose output printing a message before each file is imported.
−i
glob Only include pathnames matching this ’glob’ in the resulting repository.
−x
glob Never include pathnames matching this ’glob’ in the resulting repository.

EXAMPLES
The commands to import a git repository into bitkeeper would look like this:

$ rm -rf bk-repo
$ git -C git-repo fast-export master | bk fast-import bk-repo

EXIT STATUS
bk fast-import
returns exit status 0 if the import completed successfuly. Non-zero if there was an error.

SEE ALSO
bk-fast-export

CATEGORY
Utility


Updated 2026-06-01 - jenkler.se | uex.se