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# Creating a new git repository based on the subdirectory of an existing repository
# Got this from: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/359424/detach-subdirectory-into-separate-git-repository
git clone --no-hardlinks project327 compass
cd compass
git filter-branch --subdirectory-filter bloomfire-compass HEAD -- --all
git reset --hard
git gc --aggressive
git prune
(then push to wherever)
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