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How to leave only one sub-directory in a git repository
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The following command leaves only content of my/sub/dir in a master branch:

git filter-branch --subdirectory-filter my/sub/dir --prune-empty master

as a side effect, my/sub/dir becomes a root directory of a repository.

Full documentation on git filter-branch command could be found here: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-filter-branch

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