Git Clone Repo Preserving History

reference
https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/duplicating-a-repository

Repository Origin account: jalbertomr

https://github.com/jalbertomr/project-reactor-essentials-test

New Destiny Repository (To be reated in another account)  account: cuentafulana

create new Repository: cuentafulana/clonedRepoTest

1.- Create New Repository on the account where the Repository will be cloned

2.- Invite te original account to be a collaborator sending an invitation

Settings -> Collaborators

The invitation has been done, now the Account of the Source Repository has to accept the collaboration invitation.

3.- The Account of the Source Repository accepts the invitation in order to to push on the empty cloned repository

 https://github.com/cuentafulana/clonedRepoTest
 Now the source account can do push to the cloned Repository of the other account.

4.- Mirroring the repository, open git bash.

5.- Create a bare clone of the repository

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab

$ git clone --bare https://github.com/jalbertomr/project-reactor-essentials-test

Cloning into bare repository 'project-reactor-essentials-test.git'...

remote: Enumerating objects: 603, done.

remote: Counting objects: 100% (603/603), done.

remote: Compressing objects: 100% (118/118), done.

remote: Total 603 (delta 149), reused 598 (delta 144), pack-reused 0

Receiving objects: 100% (603/603), 128.95 KiB | 1.08 MiB/s, done.

Resolving deltas: 100% (149/149), done.

6.- Mirror push to the new repository

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab

$ ls

project-reactor-essentials-test.git/

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab

$ cd project-reactor-essentials-test.git

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab/project-reactor-essentials-test.git (BARE:master)

$ git push --mirror https://github.com/cuentafulana/clonedRepoTest

Enumerating objects: 603, done.

Counting objects: 100% (603/603), done.

Delta compression using up to 12 threads

Compressing objects: 100% (113/113), done.

Writing objects: 100% (603/603), 128.95 KiB | 18.42 MiB/s, done.

Total 603 (delta 149), reused 603 (delta 149)

remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (149/149), done.

To https://github.com/cuentafulana/clonedRepoTest

 * [new branch]      master -> master

7.- Remove the temporary local repository you created earlier, If apply.

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab

$ rm -rf project-reactor-essentials-test.git

8.- Check the creation of the mirrored repository in the non original account

 It has the files and his commits

9.- Now modify the README.md file to indicate that this repository is a mirrored one.

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab

$ git clone https://github.com/cuentafulana/clonedRepoTest

Cloning into 'clonedRepoTest'...

remote: Enumerating objects: 603, done.

remote: Counting objects: 100% (603/603), done.

remote: Compressing objects: 100% (113/113), done.

Receiremote: Total 603 (delta 149), reused 603 (delta 149), pack-reused 0

Receiving objects: 100% (603/603), 128.95 KiB | 956.00 KiB/s, done.

Resolving deltas: 100% (149/149), done.

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab

$ dir

clonedRepoTest

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab

$ cd clonedRepoTest

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab/clonedRepoTest (master)

$ git branch Feature-clone

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab/clonedRepoTest (master)

$ git checkout Feature-clone

Switched to branch 'Feature-clone'

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab/clonedRepoTest (Feature-clone)

$ ls

data.txt  pom.xml  project-reactor-essentials.iml  README.md  src/  target/

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab/clonedRepoTest (Feature-clone)

$ nano README.md

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab/clonedRepoTest (Feature-clone)

$ git add README.md

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab/clonedRepoTest (Feature-clone)

$ git commit -m "this is a mirrored reposiotry in README.md"

[Feature-clone 438d19b] this is a mirrored reposiotry in README.md

 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab/clonedRepoTest (Feature-clone)

$ git status

On branch Feature-clone

nothing to commit, working tree clean

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab/clonedRepoTest (Feature-clone)

$ git remote

origin

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab/clonedRepoTest (Feature-clone)

$ git push

fatal: The current branch Feature-clone has no upstream branch.

To push the current branch and set the remote as upstream, use

    git push --set-upstream origin Feature-clone

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab/clonedRepoTest (Feature-clone)

$ git push --set-upstream origin Feature-clone

Enumerating objects: 5, done.

Counting objects: 100% (5/5), done.

Delta compression using up to 12 threads

Compressing objects: 100% (3/3), done.

Writing objects: 100% (3/3), 343 bytes | 343.00 KiB/s, done.

Total 3 (delta 2), reused 0 (delta 0)

remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (2/2), completed with 2 local objects.

remote:

remote: Create a pull request for 'Feature-clone' on GitHub by visiting:

remote:      https://github.com/cuentafulana/clonedRepoTest/pull/new/Feature-clone

remote:

To https://github.com/cuentafulana/clonedRepoTest

 * [new branch]      Feature-clone -> Feature-clone

Branch 'Feature-clone' set up to track remote branch 'Feature-clone' from 'origin'.

10.- Now Cloned Mirrored Repository has the new branch feature-clone (2 branches)

 

11.- Let´s protect the master branch in order that a pull Request is required before merging

12.- Let´s check the difference between branches

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab/clonedRepoTest (master)

$ git diff master Feature-clone

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md

index a5a4453..1e4b134 100644

--- a/README.md

+++ b/README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@

-# Project Reactor Essentials Tests

+# Project Reactor Essentials Tests (this is a mirrored Repository)

 A Walk through Project Reactor with test

13.- Let´s merge the branch Feature-clone into master

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab/clonedRepoTest (master)

$ git merge Feature-clone

Updating d801901..438d19b

Fast-forward

 README.md | 2 +-

 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

14.- Now we can se the change on master - READMEmd file

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab/clonedRepoTest (master)

$ head README.md

# Project Reactor Essentials Tests (this is a mirrored Repository)

A Walk through Project Reactor with test

- Dependencies

- setup Tests

- Mono.just, subscribe(), log()

- subscribe( Consumer, errorConsumer)

- subscribe( Consumer, errorConsumer, CompleteConsumer)

- subscribe( Consumer, errorConsumer, CompleteConsumer, subscriptionConsumer)

15.- Now let´s push the master branch to the repository

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab/clonedRepoTest (master)

$ git push -u origin master

Total 0 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)

remote: error: GH006: Protected branch update failed for refs/heads/master.

remote: error: At least 1 approving review is required by reviewers with write access.

To https://github.com/cuentafulana/clonedRepoTest

 ! [remote rejected] master -> master (protected branch hook declined)

error: failed to push some refs to 'https://github.com/cuentafulana/clonedRepoTest'

We protect the master branch, so we need a pull Request and approval, so the push is not completed.

16.- Create a Pull Request master <-- Feature-clone

On the another account appears the pull request requiring aproval

Commented and closed pull request

ReOpen and Add your review

Review Changes -- Approve

Submit review

Now we can do the push

bext@DESKTOP-NLF0058 MINGW64 /e/CloneRepoLab/clonedRepoTest (master)

$ git push -u origin master

Total 0 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)

To https://github.com/cuentafulana/clonedRepoTest

   d801901..438d19b  master -> master

Branch 'master' set up to track remote branch 'master' from 'origin'.

In the Account of the cloned Repository the change on the master branch of the README.md file is visible

Other simple operations

$git status

$git branch -a

#create new branch

$git branch new-branch-name

#change environment to the new branch

$git checkout new-branch-name

 

Git checkout Remote Branch

#create a new branch

$git branch new-branch-name

#change environment to the new branch

$git checkout new-branch-name

#create a change

$touch change.txt

#commit the change

$git add .

$git commit -m "add a new change"

#push to a new branch

$git push --set-upstream origin new-branch

Git Checkout new branch

#fetch all remote branches

$git fetch origin

#list all branches

$git branch -a

#Pull Changes to a Remote Branch

$git checkout -b remote-branch origin/remote-branch

with the remote branch active, do another change

$touch anotherChange.txt

$git add .

$git commit -m "another change"

$git push

git push origin/remote-branch commando was not necessary

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