Why does “git svn fetch” command seem to be stuck and does nothing?

Question

EDIT: Workaround. Now we understand the issue, here is the solution: do

git svn fetch -r REVISION:HEAD

where REVISION is t

Answer 1

Try adding the --log-window-size=5000 parameter.

If the repo has a large number of commits, git-svn will go through them 100 at a time by default. Bumping that up can increase its speed tremendously.