git-svn: how do I create a new svn branch via git?

Question

I have a git repository which tracks an svn repository. I cloned it using --stdlayout.

I created a new local branch via git checkout -b foobar

Answer 1

as of git v1.6.1, git svn branch is available.

From the git docs:

    branch
        Create a branch in the SVN repository.

        -m, --message
            Allows to specify the commit message.

        -t, --tag
            Create a tag by using the tags_subdir instead of the branches_subdir
            specified during git svn init.

Previous versions of git do not provide a way to create an svn branch.