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How do I move a Git branch out into its own repository?

I have a branch that I'd like to move into a separate Git repository, and ideally keep that branch's history in the process. So far I've been looking at git filter-branch, but I can't make out whether it can do what I want to do.

How do I extract a Git branch out into its own repository?

Solution

  • You can simply push a branch to a new repository. All of its history will go with it. You can then choose whether to delete the branch from the original repository.

    e.g.

    git push url://to/new/repository.git branch-to-move:new-branch-name

    For a new repository, new-branch-name is typically master.

    Creating a new, empty repository can be done with git init.