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Git: extract commits / files from branch to create new clean repo with prev history
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# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28983842/remote-rejected-shallow-update-not-allowed-after-changing-git-remote-url
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29748197/how-to-clone-seed-kick-start-project-without-the-whole-history
1. git clone --single-branch --branch=commerce --depth=198 git@git.hostname.com:andrew/project.git ./
2. git remote remove origin
3. put the starting point hash to grafts (the commit you with to start new repo from, the last one of --depth)
echo "fc4c845f42adf3447f3b531398c69451bb11f6e7" >> .git/info/grafts
4. git filter-branch -- --all
5. rm -fr ./.git/refs/original
6. rm ./.git/shallow
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