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Is it possible to "graft" a series of commits into/onto an existing repository?

Subject: Is it possible to "graft" a series of commits into/onto an existing repository?

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2 messages between Jun 27, 2007 and Jun 27, 2007.

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Patrick Doyle· Jun 27, 2007, 13:25 UTC · lore

I have an empty directory, managed by git and I want to graft another (git) repository onto it, such that that history is maintained. Is this possible?

--wpd

Johannes Schindelin· Jun 27, 2007, 13:47 UTC · re: Patrick Doyle · lore

Re: Is it possible to "graft" a series of commits into/onto an existing repository?

Hi,

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007, Patrick Doyle wrote:

> I have an empty directory, managed by git and I want to graft another
> (git) repository onto it, such that that history is maintained.  Is
> this possible?

Yes. See Documentation/repository-layout.txt for more (look for info/grafts).

Hth, Dscho