Push an entire local Git repository to a new remote repository

push-to-new-repo.sh

#!/bin/bash
# The command must be called inside the Git repository to send to the new repository
# Usage: push-to-new-repo.sh TARGET_REPO_URL

remote=origin;

target_repo=$1;

nb_branches=`git branch -r | grep $remote | grep -v master | grep -v HEAD | awk '{gsub(/[^\/]+\//,"",$1); print $1}' | wc -l | sed 's/ //g'`;
echo "${nb_branches} branch(es) to push";

cpt=0;
for brname in `git branch -r | grep $remote | grep -v master | grep -v HEAD | awk '{gsub(/[^\/]+\//,"",$1); print $1}'`; do
    cpt=$(($cpt + 1));
    echo "";
    echo "----> Branch ${brname} (${cpt}/${nb_branches})..";
    git branch --set-upstream $brname  $remote/$brname;
done;

echo "";

echo "Add new remote: ${target_repo}";
git remote add target ${target_repo};

echo "Push branches to new remote...";
git push --all target;

echo "Push tags to new remote...";
git push --tags target;

echo "Done!"
echo "The new remote was created under the 'target' name. Feel free to remove the old remote and rename 'target' to 'master'."

the-inline-shell-version

# inline shell version (replace the target_repo variable before pasting in your terminal)

remote=origin; \
target_repo="INSERT HERE YOUR TARGET REPO ADDRESS"; \
nb_branches=`git branch -r | grep $remote | grep -v master | grep -v HEAD | awk '{gsub(/[^\/]+\//,"",$1); print $1}' | wc -l | sed 's/ //g'`; \
echo "${nb_branches} branch(es) to push"; \
cpt=0; \
for brname in `git branch -r | grep $remote | grep -v master | grep -v HEAD | awk '{gsub(/[^\/]+\//,"",$1); print $1}'`; do \
cpt=$(($cpt + 1)); \
echo ""; \
echo "----> Branch ${brname} (${cpt}/${nb_branches}).."; \
git branch --set-upstream $brname  $remote/$brname;\
done; \
echo ""; \
echo "Add new remote: ${target_repo}"; \
git remote add target ${target_repo}; \
echo "Push branches to new remote..."; \
git push --all target; \
echo "Push tags to new remote..."; \
git push --tags target; \
echo "Done"\
echo "The new remote was created under the 'target' name. Feel free to remove the old remote and rename 'target' to 'master'."