Is there any way we can move a particular branch from bitbucekt repository to Github repository?
Is there any way Bitbucket repository can be moved to Github without moving the commit history(without removing the git folder and re-initializing the git)
You can add multiple remotes to a repository with git remote add. Once a remote exists, you can push whatever you like to it.
In this case, you can push the branch named newbranch to a new GitHub-hosted remote by doing something like this:
git remote add github https://user#github.com/owner/repo
git push github newbranch
This will include all commits associated with that branch, because that's how Git works. (If you just want to give somebody a copy of the code that doesn't include any history, then you should use git archive instead.) It will not automatically update the GitHub version with changes made on Bitbucket or vice versa, though you can push updates manually or with a script.
On my local git repo, I used to push it to two different remote repo, one on github and another on heroku. Now my local is stuck on heroku repo and I want to create a branch from github master branch. How can I change from heroku to github(origin)?
[thi is what my terminal looks like]
See here - you want to set your local branch to track a different remote: Make an existing Git branch track a remote branch?
I have a movile project repo in bitbucket and I cloned that repo into a eclipse project the remote branch master/origin point too that repo this is ok, but I created another empty repo in bitbucket and I want to push my project in that empty repo.
My problem is that when I do git remote -v it shows the name of the branches of the repo from were I cloned the project, I want to remove those branches and change them to use the branches of the new empty repo that I created
You can change remote of the repo to point to a different URL:
git remote set-url origin git#bitbucket.org:<your_id>/<new_repo.git>
I have a private repository on github.com and I want to pull it down to another development machine so that I can work with it in Eclipse but I am not sure exactly how to do it.
Do I have to create a local repository first or would that be created when the repository is pulled?
If you use git with eclipse, I assume you use eGit.
If you do, you can simply open File -> Import... -> Git -> Projects from Git -> Clone URI and from there everything should be clear to you. If it is not, just ask again and I will elaborate.
It will create a local repository for you if you chose so (later in the dialog you can chose something like import exisiting projects which is what you want if you already pushed your project to github once).
First, let's get eclipse out of the way. It has nothing to do with pulling/pushing to a remote repository.
The primary purpose of creating a remote repository is code collaboration. You can work on your local and then push to it. Others can pull from the remote and see your changes.
The primary way code collaboration is done in github is using the same model. To create a local branch out of a remote repository, you need to clone the repository. Cloning the repository would create a local master branch (the default branch) that will track the changes you make to your local repository. The other branch to note is the origin/master which tracks the changes you make to the remote repo.
When you want to make changes to the remote, you would need to perform three main steps:
Clone the existing repository: git clone https://github.com/johndoe/foo.git: this will create a local repository with the default master branch. You will work in this branch and when you have made the changes...
Commit the changes: git commit -m "this is the comment to identify my commit later"
Push it to the remote: git push origin master: origin refers to the remote repository; when you have cloned from the remote it is automatically called origin
So basically, you just need to clone the remote repository if you already have the remote on github. You don't need to create it separately.
You can import the project you have cloned into eclipse and work with it accordingly, then commit and push the changes to the remote.
Hope that helps.
Is there a way to fork from a specific branch on GitHub? … For example, moodle has many branches (1.9, 2.0 … and so on). Can a clone be performed of just branch 1.9 and not the master branch always? Is it possible to clone a specific branch onto my PC?
I don’t know a native way yet, but you can do it following this recipe:
Fork the repository in question (called ‘upstream’) on the GitHub website to your workspace there.
Run the GitHub desktop application and clone the repository onto your PC.
Use the GitHub desktop application to open a shell in the repository. (The git commands are not available from the default PowerShell unless you configure that manually.)
Set the source repository as upstream:
git remote add upstream https://github.com/{user}/{source-repo}.git
Fetch the full upstream repository. (Right now, you only have a copy of its master branch.)
git fetch upstream
Make your file system copy the branch you want and give it any name:
git checkout upstream/{branch-in-question}
git checkout -b temporary
Publish your repo using the GitHub desktop application.
On the GitHub website, open your repository and click ‘settings’.
Change the “Default branch” to ‘temporary’. (Just change the drop-down menu, you don’t need to click the “Rename” button.)
Go back to your repository, go to the ‘branches’ tab, now you can delete the “master” branch.
Delete the master branch on your shell and make a new master branch:
git branch -d master
git branch master
git checkout master
git -d temporary
Once more, publish your repo using the GitHub desktop application.
On the GitHub website, open your repository and click ‘settings’.
Change the “Default branch” back to the (new) ‘master’ branch.
Go back to your repository, go to the ‘branches’ tab, now you can delete the “temporary” branch.
This should be what you were looking for. Perhaps GitHub will provide a more convenient way to do this in future (e.g., clicking “Fork” from a project’s branch results in exactly this behaviour).
Cloning means that you create a copy of the whole repository in your account including all branches and tags. However you are free to switch and track branches however you like.
No command line needed. Just create a new branch in your forked repository in GitHub. GitHub will ask you if you want to clone/mirror this new branch from the upstream repository. You can give any name to the new branch.
Yes, you can clone the single branch. For example, you have a branch named release1.0. If you would like to clone this branch into your pc then use the following line of code:
$ git clone git#bitbucket.org:git_username/git_repository_example -b release1.0 --single-branch
For those who don't like working with command-line. Here is a simple guide using the desktop client for GitHub:
Click the fork button of the repo on GitHub.com:
Make sure you have the desktop client installed
Click this button:
Clone the repo
In the desktop client, select the desired branch
Select the branch you'd like to work on and you're done
I'm posting here the method I've used.
Like the OP I wanted to only copy/fork one branch. But couldn't find an easy way.
in your repo create a new branch. It doesn't need to have the same name as the branch you want to fork
once created, verify that it is the selected branch, and click "Compare"
reverse the order of comparison (I have a userscript for that, see my profile if it's something you want to test).
the "base" repository must be yours, with the branch you've created
the "head" repository is the original, and the branch is the branch you want to fork
hit "create pull request" and continue until the PR is applied
That's it. You have the branch forked.
I'm using bitbucket but I'm sure this would work for GitHub as well.
Create a new repository
Checkout the branch using GitExtensions
Click Push to open the Push dialog
Set the destination URL to the new repository
Set the destination branch to "master"
Push
Your new repository will have the full history of the one branch only (not all branches like forking will have).
A fast, alternative approach is to create your own new repo.
Go to https://github.com/new and make a new repo. Do not initialize with README.
Scroll down to get your git remote
Then:
git remote rm origin
git config master.remote origin
git config master.merge refs/heads/master
// Run code from above image
git push --set-upstream origin yourbranchname
You will have a new repo with the original repo's code and a branch that can be made into a pull request.
SOLUTION:
For remote repository on GitHub and local repository
After fork all branches to your GitHub repository, you can delete Redundant branches in your GitHub repository.
And then you can only clone the branches you need to local.
Step One
Step Two
Only For local repository
git clone -b <branch name> --single-branch <repository>
If you want to further save your disk space, you can clone remote repository without history:
git clone -b <branch name> --depth 1 <repository>
notice: --depth implies --single-branch unless --no-single-branch is given.
https://git-scm.com/docs/git-clone
Switch to the branch you need in source repo
Click "Fork". You'll get forked master and the branch you're in.
I don't know how it works with more branches, but for my needs worked pretty well.