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Some useful notes on git
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Split directory into a new repo

  • clone the repo into a new directory
  • cd into it
  • git filter-branch --prune-empty --subdirectory-filter FOLDER-NAME BRANCH-NAME
    • where:
    • FOLDER-NAME: The folder within your project that you'd like to create a separate repository from.
    • BRANCH-NAME: The default branch for your current project, for example, master.
  • Update the remote git remote set-url origin https://github.com/USERNAME/NEW-REPOSITORY-NAME.git
  • Verify git remote -v
  • Push the changes git push -u origin BRANCH-NAME

Branch

  • Delete a branch 'git branch -d NAME'

Submodule

  • adding git submodule add REPO
  • to pull new code: git pull --recurse-submodules
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