git-svn-migration | migrate svn to git and convert externals | Version Control System library

Was I suppose to somehow resume the command that failed ?

Yes, try git svn fetch. This will resume it, exactly.

Basically, git svn clone = git svn init followed by git svn fetch. (Quite similarly to how git clone itself is a git init, followed by adding a remote named by default origin, followed by git fetch.)

In my experience with git-svn, certain amount of fiddling around with .git/config, and understanding the differences between refs and remotes, is often needed to get it working as you expect.

Usually, git-svn is the remote which stands for the remote SVN server you're accessing through the git-svn "adapter". Hypothetically, due to DVCS nature, you could have a Git repo with 3 remotes:

• lab-server
• cloud-archive
• git-svn (or, perhaps better renamed as e.g. svn-legacy)

Seeing an origin remote in your error messages tells me you probably got confused at some point, and said git clone instead of git svn clone. My advice would be to figure out the basics and obtain a clear mental model of what you're doing. Documentation and .git/config may help with that.