Feature request: git-extract
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Description
git-extract [directory] <destination>
Extract a directory from the current branch into its own repository and keep the history.
If no directory is given, the current one will be used.
Explained in this article:
https://help.github.com/articles/splitting-a-subfolder-out-into-a-new-repository
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Use the git-extract command specification and linked GitHub article as the starting point. Verify behavior for an explicit directory and for the current directory when omitted, with the destination repository retaining history; done means both invocation forms work as described.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- git, shell
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100