How to copy only single branch from one git repo to another?

Question

I am using the following steps to duplicate all branches to the new-repository.

git clone --bare https://github.com/exampleuser/old-repository.git
# Make a bare clone of the repository

cd old-repository.git
git push --mirror https://github.com/exampleuser/new-repository.git
# Mirror-push to the new repository

Now, I have added two new branches in old-repository.git and want to move only those 2 branches to new-repository.git

What git commands are required to perform it?

Yetty

I don't have an exact answer, but what is your motivation for wanting to move only two branches? – Criticize

I am moving from old-repo to new-repo. I have already moved all the branches to new-repo except 2 newly created branches in old-repo – Yetty

Perhaps you can try just pushing those new branches to the other repository, see here. – Criticize

Answer 1

You can add new_repo as a remote for old repo: this is more convenient for pushing:

cd old_repo
git remote add new /path/to/new/repo
git push new newBranch1
git push new newBranch2

Midships

Answer 2

Clone old branch

git clone --single-branch --branch branch_name github_repo_url

Tell git where your repo is:

git remote add mine your_repo_url

Then, push the branch to your repo with:

git push -u mine

Yetty

You don't have to clone your repo, you can directly point to the new one from the old one. – Midships

Answer 3

cd old_repo
git remote add new <New_git_repo_cloning_link>
git push new branchName

Cecilius

Isn't this essentially what I put in my own answer five years ago? – Midships

Duplicate of already accepted answer – Electret