An example of how to create a new git repository from a previous git repository
git clone https://github.com/taylorreiter/IGI_preproposal.git
cd IGI_preproposal/computational_pilot
git filter-branch --subdirectory-filter computational_pilot -- --all
# renamed folder cultivar_seq
git init
git add .
git commit -m "First commit"
git remote add origin https://github.com/taylorreiter/cultivar_seq.git
git remote -v
git push -u origin master