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Git extract directory 1 from repo A to repo B - including history only from that dir
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git clone <git repository A url>
cd <git repository A directory>
git remote rm origin
git filter-branch --subdirectory-filter <directory 1> -- --all
// now you can move it to another dir if you need to - so it is in same structure as repo B
git clone <git repository B url>
cd <git repository B directory>
git remote add repo-A-branch <git repository A directory>
git pull repo-A-branch master
git remote rm repo-A-branch
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source http://gbayer.com/development/moving-files-from-one-git-repository-to-another-preserving-history/

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