Swamp Things

How to extend an old repository as a full copy in a new repository. This preserves the history of the old repository. Future changes will not affect the old repository, but will be committed to the new repository. This originally came from the info found at: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10963878/how-do-you-fork-your-own-project-on-github [code] // This makes the new repo as […]

These are some quick examples and notes related to using git with local repositories. Using local repositories can be helpful maintaining file changes without committing to larger repository systems like Github. Instead of syncing with a remote repository, synchronization and changes are committed to the local repository and recorded. First we create a new local […]

I want  to use a project as a tool-set for a big ole work project. The sub-project isn’t mine, I don’t have access to the code, I will probably need to update it as a component of my big project. Some good reading here: https://hpc.uni.lu/blog/2014/understanding-git-subtree/ Some of my first tip-toe basic understanding. [code] # Straight […]