From: "Sverre Rabbelier" <srabbelier@gmail.com>
To: "Whit Armstrong" <armstrong.whit@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: is it possible filter the revision history of a single file into another repository?
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:15:04 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <bd6139dc0812180615v34d9aa7dj4b24ddf049b5615e@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8ec76080812180551p8c97a0dqa2025e67792946c7@mail.gmail.com>
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 14:51, Whit Armstrong <armstrong.whit@gmail.com> wrote:
> For instance, if my repository contains foo.c, and 100 other files.
>
> I would like to create a new and separate repository containing only
> the revision history of foo.c.
>
> Would someone mind pointing me at some documentation for this
> procedure if it exists?
I think "git filter-branch" is what you need. Have it filter out
changes to files but foo.c, and then remove all empty commits.
--
Cheers,
Sverre Rabbelier
prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-12-18 14:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-12-18 13:51 is it possible filter the revision history of a single file into another repository? Whit Armstrong
2008-12-18 14:04 ` Thomas Jarosch
2008-12-18 14:19 ` Whit Armstrong
2008-12-18 19:51 ` Whit Armstrong
2008-12-19 9:44 ` Thomas Jarosch
2008-12-19 13:08 ` Whit Armstrong
2008-12-19 13:17 ` Thomas Jarosch
2008-12-18 14:15 ` Sverre Rabbelier [this message]
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