diff --git a/contrib/search_compare.pl b/contrib/search_compare.pl
index 7c96f3095d..7f83d4c50a 100755
--- a/contrib/search_compare.pl
+++ b/contrib/search_compare.pl
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ my $diff_file = "";
 my $diff_arg;
 my $update_arg;
 my $modified_arg;
+my $git_arg = 0;
+my $svn_arg = 0;
+my $repo_type;
+my $cmd;
 
 sub construct {
     # don't process directories or links, and dont' recurse down 
@@ -84,6 +88,8 @@ my $ok = Getopt::Long::GetOptions("help|h" => \$help_arg,
                                   "diff=s" => \$diff_arg,
                                   "update" => \$update_arg,
                                   "update-modified" => \$modified_arg,
+                                  "git" => \$git_arg,
+                                  "svn" => \$svn_arg
     );
 
 if (!$ok || $help_arg) {
@@ -94,7 +100,9 @@ if (!$ok || $help_arg) {
   --src | -src        Head of source directory
   --tgt | -tgt        Head of target directory
   --update | -update  Apply changes to update target
-  --update-modified   Only update modified files (do not add/delete files)\n";
+  --update-modified   Only update modified files (do not add/delete files)
+  --git               Target is a git repo, so use git commands to add/delete files
+  --svn               Target is a svn repo, so use svn commands to add/delete files\n";
     exit($ok ? 0 : 1);
 }
 
@@ -103,6 +111,16 @@ if (!$src_arg || !$tgt_arg) {
     exit(1);
 }
 
+if (!$git_arg && !$svn_arg) {
+    print "Missing repo type argument\n";
+    exit(1);
+}
+if ($git_arg) {
+    $repo_type = 1;
+} else {
+    $repo_type = 0;
+}
+
 $src_dir = File::Spec->rel2abs($src_arg);
 $target_dir = File::Spec->rel2abs($tgt_arg);
 my @srcpth = ();
@@ -209,13 +227,21 @@ foreach $src (@src_tree) {
                     print "Failed to create path $tpath\n";
                     exit;
                 }
-                print "Adding $tpath to svn repo\n";
-                my $cmd = "svn add $tpath";
+                print "Adding $tpath to repo\n";
+                if (1 == $repo_type) {
+                    $cmd = "pushd $target_dir >& /dev/null; git add $tpath >& /dev/null; popd >& /dev/null";
+                } else {
+                    $cmd = "pushd $target_dir >& /dev/null; svn add $tpath >& /dev/null; popd >& /dev/null";
+                }
                 system($cmd);
             }
-            print "Copying $src to $targetpath\n";
+            print "Adding $src to repo\n";
             copy("$src", "$targetpath") or die "Update failed: src=$src tgt=$targetpath\n";
-            my $cmd = "svn add $targetpath";
+            if (1 == $repo_type) {
+                $cmd = "pushd $target_dir >& /dev/null; git add $targetpath >& /dev/null; popd >& /dev/null";
+            } else {
+                $cmd = "pushd $target_dir >& /dev/null; svn add $targetpath >& /dev/null; popd >& /dev/null";
+            }
             system($cmd);
         } else {
             print "Add: " . $src . "\n";
@@ -242,7 +268,12 @@ if (!$modified_arg) {
         }
         if ($found == 0) {
             if ($update_arg) {
-                my $cmd = "svn del $tgt";
+                print "Removing $tgt_file from repo\n";
+               if (1 == $repo_type) {
+                    $cmd = "pushd $target_dir >& /dev/null; git rm .$tgt_file >& /dev/null; popd >& /dev/null";
+                } else {
+                    $cmd = "pushd $target_dir >& /dev/null; svn del $tgt >& /dev/null; popd >& /dev/null";
+                }
                 system($cmd);
             } else {
                 print "Delete: " . $tgt . "\n";