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From: "Sverre Rabbelier" <srabbelier@gmail.com>
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
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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