eleniums/copy-git-repo

A script to copy a git repository from one location to another.

copy-git-repo

A script to copy a git repository from one location to another, including all branches and tags. Particularly useful when moving a repository from one provider to another.

Usage

First, create a new repository to be the destination of the copied repository. Then execute the script:

copyrepo.sh source-repository-url destination-repository-url

That's it! Everything should be copied over to the new location.

Manual Git Commands

This script follows the instructions provided by GitHub here.

1. Create a new repository to copy the source repository to.

2. Create a temporary clone of the repository you would like to copy:

   git clone --bare https://github.com/exampleuser/source-repository.git

3. Push the copy to the new repository:

   cd source-repository.git
   git push --mirror https://github.com/exampleuser/destination-repository.git

4. Remove the temporary repository:

   cd ..
   rm -rf source-repository.git

NOTE: Additional steps are required if your repository contains Large File Storage objects.