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Merrin
Merrin

Reputation: 675

Moving subfolder from one git repo to another preserving history

I have the typical problem of splitting up one large repo into smaller ones, so I searched and came across this: http://gbayer.com/development/moving-files-from-one-git-repository-to-another-preserving-history/

git clone <git repository A url>
cd <git repository A directory>
git remote rm origin
git filter-branch --subdirectory-filter <directory 1> -- --all
mkdir <directory 1>
mv * <directory 1>
git add .
git commit

It would have worked for me, except that my clone is a shallow one. Since the repo is large, I had to clone with depth 0.
Now, what are my options?
Should I:

Upvotes: 2

Views: 506

Answers (1)

VonC
VonC

Reputation: 1323303

Even without cloning again, you can convert your current repo from shallow to "unshallow"

git fetch --unshallow

Then, you can proceed with your git filter-branch

Upvotes: 1

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