title: git mingw32 and long path/file names under windows
body: <p>I have a production SVN repository that i want to clone with git. when I try to <code>git svn clone</code> it I get error that has to do with some files that have a long combination of path filename. </p>
  
  <p>I figure that this is a limitation caused by the GNU shell mingw32 that git uses to run since neither windows or unix has this kind of limitation.</p>
  
  <p>Is there anyway to overcome this limitation ? I don't want to start changing the filenames/paths before i'm sure that I want to move to git.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>