If you create a new clone of the repository, you won't lose any of your Git history or changes when you split a folder into a separate repository.
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Open TerminalTerminalGit Bash.
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Change the current working directory to the location where you want to create your new repository.
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Clone the repository that contains the subfolder.
$ git clone https://hostname/USERNAME/REPOSITORY-NAME
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Change the current working directory to your cloned repository.
$ cd REPOSITORY-NAME
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To filter out the subfolder from the rest of the files in the repository, run
git filter-branch
, supplying this information:-
FOLDER-NAME
: The folder within your project that you'd like to create a separate repository from.Tip: Windows users should use
/
to delimit folders. -
BRANCH-NAME
: The default branch for your current project, for example,master
orgh-pages
.$ git filter-branch --prune-empty --subdirectory-filter FOLDER-NAME BRANCH-NAME # Filter the specified branch in your directory and remove empty commits > Rewrite 48dc599c80e20527ed902928085e7861e6b3cbe6 (89/89) > Ref 'refs/heads/BRANCH-NAME' was rewritten
The repository should now only contain the files that were in your subfolder.
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Create a new repository on GitHub Enterprise.
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At the top of your new GitHub Enterprise repository's Quick Setup page, click to copy the remote repository URL.
Tip: For information on the difference between HTTPS and SSH URLs, see "Which remote URL should I use?"
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Check the existing remote name for your repository. For example,
origin
orupstream
are two common choices.$ git remote -v > origin https://hostname/USERNAME/REPOSITORY-NAME.git (fetch) > origin https://hostname/USERNAME/REPOSITORY-NAME.git (push)
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Set up a new remote URL for your new repository using the existing remote name and the remote repository URL you copied in step 7.
git remote set-url origin https://hostname/USERNAME/NEW-REPOSITORY-NAME.git
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Verify that the remote URL has changed with your new repository name.
$ git remote -v # Verify new remote URL > origin https://hostname/USERNAME/NEW-REPOSITORY-NAME.git (fetch) > origin https://hostname/USERNAME/NEW-REPOSITORY-NAME.git (push)
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Push your changes to the new repository on GitHub Enterprise.
git push -u origin BRANCH-NAME