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Archive a repo and re-import it later.
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archive-reimport.txt
# Warning, this was only tested on small project that use only the main branch. use at your own risk...
# First clone your repo
$ git clone <some repo>
$ cd <some repo>
$ git remote -v
origin olduser@oldhost.com:OldRepoName.git (fetch)
origin olduser@oldhost.com:OldRepoName.git (push)
$ git remote rm origin
# Then archive.
# Some time later, when restarting to work on the project, create a blank repo in git hub and do :
$ git remote add origin git@github.com:YourUserName/NewRepoName.git
$ git push -u origin master
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