CODEWITHSUNDEEP
githubgit-clone
user14529527
user14529527

Reputation:

Clone a project and then how to upload it to my own repo

I have cloned a repository to download the code, now I want to work on it and save it in my own private repository on GitHub. I don't want to contribute to the original project or submit changes or anything, it's just a personal project. When I try to do this, however, my git isn't working because I think it's already associated with the repository that I did the clone command from. How do I properly do what I'm talking about?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 4637

Answers (1)

VonC
VonC

Reputation: 1328712

Instead of deleting the .git (which removes the history of past commits), you can simply change the origin and point it to a new GitHub repository that you have first created.

git remote set-url origin https://github.com/me/myNewEmptyRepository
git push --mirror

That way, you have a full copy of the original repository, without making a fork.
You can then change it as you need.

Upvotes: 5

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