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FSharpCSharp / import files from other git repo.sh

Last active November 19, 2020 13:20 — forked from whistler/import.sh

Copy files to another repository while saving git history

	# copied from http://gbayer.com/development/moving-files-from-one-git-repository-to-another-preserving-history/
	git clone <git repository A url> # clone source repository
	cd <git repository A directory>
	git remote rm origin # to make sure it doesn't affect the original repository
	git filter-branch --subdirectory-filter <directory 1> -- --all # remove all files other than the ones needed
	mkdir <directory 1> # move them into another directory where they will be stored in the destination repository (if needed)
	mv * <directory 1>
	git add .
	git commit