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+.. _migrating-from-a-tarball:
+
+Migrating from a Tarball
+########################
+
+.. |diffcommand| replace:: :command:`diff -ru -x data -x lib -x docs -x .git -x CVS -x .cvsignore -x .bzr -x .bzrignore -x .bzrrev ../bugzilla-new . > ../patch.diff`
+
+.. |extstatusinfo| replace:: Copy across any subdirectories which do not exist
+ in your new install.
+
+The procedure to migrate to Git is as follows. The idea is to switch without
+changing the version of Bugzilla you are using, to minimise the risk of
+conflict or problems. Any upgrade can then happen as a separate step.
+
+.. include:: migrating-from-2.inc.rst