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## git-copy-files-to-empty-branch.md

      
        
          
            
              
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                git: Copy files to new branch without history, using a squash merge
              
          
        
      
        
  
      
    Git: New branch with files but no history

This is how to copy your files from a given git branch to a new empty branch, using a squash merge.

This example will copy files from branch old-branch to target-branch
# First be sure, that you don't have uncommitted working changes. They will be deleted

# Checkout a new empty branch without history
git checkout --orphan target-branch