A small command-line tool that copies files in a Git repository preserving the history for all files
Note: the resulting commits will produce a conflict when rebased. To avoid this, use the
--rebase-merges
option ofgit-rebase
.
Get a distribution from the releases page.
Usage:
git-split {--from filename --to {filename}+ }+
git-split --instruction filename
The --instruction file format is the same as command line format, with arguments
put on separate lines, for example:
--from
abc.txt
--to
abcCopy1.txt
abcCopy2.txt
--from
def.txt
--to
defCopy.txt
Example:
git-split --from abc.txt --to abcCopy1.txt abcCopy2.txt
git-split --instruction instruction.txt