How do I migrate an SVN repository with history to a new Git repository?

Question

I read the Git manual, FAQ, Git - SVN crash course, etc. and they all explain this and that, but nowhere can you find a simple instruction like:

SVN repository in: <

Answer 1

As another aside, the git-stash command is a godsend when trying to git with git-svn dcommits.

A typical process:

1. set up git repo
2. do some work on different files
3. decide to check some of the work in, using git
4. decide to svn-dcommit
5. get the dreaded "cannot commit with a dirty index" error.

The solution (requires git 1.5.3+):

git stash; git svn dcommit ; git stash apply