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Created April 10, 2019 09:11
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Move folder to other repo with history
# Clone a fresh copy of origin repo and enter into it
git clone <giturl-repoA>
cd <repoA>
# Optional, to avoid pushing to the wrong remote repository
git remote rm origin
# From the repo source, remove all the files and history ourside the folder
git filter-branch --subdirectory-filter <folder-name> -- --all
# Optional, move all the files previously in the folder to a new one, as they are in the repo root now, and commit them (no push)
mkdir <directory-new-name>
mv * <directory-new-name>
git add .
git commit
# Clone a fresh copy of destination repo (could use a previously existing one) and enter into it
git clone <giturl-repoB>
cd <repoB>
# Add a new remote pointing to local path with repo A
git remote add repoA <local-path-repoA>
# Optional, create a new branch to merge into
git checkout -b <destination-branch>
# Pull all commits from local repo A
git pull repoA master --allow-unrelated-histories
# Remove local remove, not required anymore
git remote rm repoA
# Push to remote (origin) with same branch name as local
git push origin HEAD
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