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Shows how to export and import Git repository. #git #export #import #patch
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Transferring Git Commit History

Exporting the complete repo history in a form of patch files (based on https://randombrainworks.com/2017/02/17/git-moving-commits-between-repositories/):

cd path/to/orig/repo
git format-patch --output-directory ../patches $(git rev-list --max-parents=0 HEAD) $(git rev-list HEAD -1)

Create a 2nd repo (here for testing purposes):

cd path/to/new/repo
git init

Import into the 2nd repository:

cd path/to/new/repo
git am path/to/orig/patches/*.patch
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