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npm-git-clone-no-history

v1.0.0

Published

4 years ago

Clone a git repo and reset the git history

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git clone history clean node cli

Git Clone No History

An npm script to clone a repository and reset the git history. This is done by removing the .git directory and then re-initializing a new git repository in the downloaded directory.

Usage:

Invoke the cli executable using either of the two commands:

gcnh
git-clone-no-history

The command takes two or three arguments:

<repo-url> Url to the git repository
<repo-branch> OPTIONAL: Name of repository branch to clone
<dir-name> Name of directory to clone the branch to

Example Usage:

# Clone the "py-project" repository into the "myDirectory" directory
gcnh [email protected]:username/my-project.git myDirectory

# Clone the "second-branch" branch from the "my-project" repository into the "myDirectory" directory
gcnh [email protected]:username/my-project.git second-branch myDirectory

Options:

Use the -h or --help options after the command to print out a help message in the terminal.

# Prints out help message for the CLI application
gcnh -h