Create a New Github Repository from Existing Github Repository

Question

I have a situation where I needed to create a new repository from the existing repository on Github (with different name) but I want to import the log/history as well from the old repository.

Is there a way to do this?

The use-case here is to separate a component from the existing repository by duplicating the repository and prune until we achieved the goal.

Answer 1

This is what that "fork" button (in the upper right of the screen when viewing a repository on GitHub) does. It will create a copy of the repository (which includes the entire history) with another name.

You can also:

• git clone the existing repository to your local filesystem
• Create a new empty repository on GitHub
• Optionally add a new remote to your local repository pointing at the new GitHub repository ( git remote add ... )
• git push your local repository to the new GitHub repository