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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 [email protected]: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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