What is the format of an authors file for git svn, specifically for special characters like backslash or underscore?

Question

I am trying to clone Papercut, an smtp server emulator

I\'m getting the list of SVN authors with svn log -q https://papercut.svn.codeplex.com/svn | grep -e \'^

Answer 1

I had same problem, but with user apache. In authors file a had line like this.

apache = Apache

or

apache = Apache <>

But when I set it to

apache = Apache 

My repo started cloned normaly. Please be sure that you set all you authors names and email correctly, with follow format

svn_user_name = JustNameInGit 

Every field is obligatory!!!