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Gawdl3y
Gawdl3y

Reputation: 230

Splitting contents of a GitHub repository into branches

I have a GitHub repository that currently only uses the master branch. There are two main directories; "chrome", and "android", for the Chrome app and Android app, respectively. I'd like to move everything inside the "android" directory to a new "chrome" branch, and move everything inside the "android" directory into a new "android" branch. I already have loads of history on all of the files and would like to keep that history in the new branch.

How do I go about doing this? The repo I'm talking about: https://github.com/Gawdl3y/task-timer

Upvotes: 0

Views: 225

Answers (2)

Jordan McCullough
Jordan McCullough

Reputation: 2785

If the two folders contain distinct code development, it may be prudent to separate the folders into two separate repositories. This can be done as follows:

  1. Copy the entire project folder
  2. cd into project copy
  3. git filter-branch --prune-empty --subdirectory-filter <folder-name>

The history will be retained for the specified folder's files and a repositories with all commits will now be in the root of the "new" versioned project folder.

Note: Where is your "chrome" or "android" directory

Upvotes: 2

Woodrow Douglass
Woodrow Douglass

Reputation: 2655

create your branches, like this:

git branch chrome
git branch android

then, one by one, manipulate the branches

git checkout chrome
rm -r android/
git commit -a
git checkout android
rm -r chrome
git commit -a

and so on. Even moving files should keep history. good luck!

Upvotes: 2

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