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How to move repository from Bitbucket to GitHub with all branches and commits?
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Step 1 : Create a Blank repository on Github without Readme.md

Step 2 : Moving all code and content from bitbucket

  1. Check out the existing repository from Bitbucket: git clone https://<Bitbucket_Username>@bitbucket.org/<Bitbucket_Username>/<Repo_Name>.git
  2. Now adding new GitHub Repository as upstream remote of the repository which is clone from bitbucket. cd <Repo_Name> git remote add upstream https://github.com/<Bitbucket_Username>/<Repo_Name>.git
  3. push all branches and tags to GitHub Repository using below commands git push upstream master git push --tags upstream

Step 3 : Add URL of New Github Repository as redirect URL

git remote set-url origin https://github.com/<Bitbucket_Username>/<Repo_Name>.git

Step 4: At last Clone all branches and tags to GitHub Repository

git push --mirror

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