Git Transfer

This is a python script that will transfer all the branches and tags of your git project to a new remote repository.

Purpose

When we start working on a existing project, we may not checkout to all the branches while working on the project. So when we try to transfer the full repository we cannot push all the branches. This project is meant to solve the problem.

Prerequisites

• Have to have python2.7 installed in your local machine.
• Have to have git installed
• It is better if you setup ssh with your bitbucket or github account
• A freshly created repository

Installation

• git clone [email protected]:rhasan33/git-transfer.git. I am using ssh here. You can use https as well
• cd git-transfer
• cp transfer.py /path/to/your/local/project/repository

Usage

• cd /path/to/your/local/project/repository
• Run python transfer.py
• It will ask for your new git repository's ssh address.
• Then it will ask for your old repositories remote alias (normally origin)
• If it is not origin then the prompt will ask for y/n to be authenticated.
• It will ask for the new remote's alias.
• If the new remote alias cannot be similar to old remote alias.

That's it. Now you need to wait for the repository to be transferred.

Thanks