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GIT-MERGE-REPO(1) Git Extras GIT-MERGE-REPO(1)

NAME

git-merge-repo - Merge two repo histories

SYNOPSIS

git-merge-repo <repo> <branch> <directory> [--squash]

DESCRIPTION

Merges a repository's history with the current repository, inside a specified directory.

Optional --squash flag skips the full history and generates only one commit for the merge.

EXAMPLES

Merges a local repo's frontend branch into the current repo's web folder:

$ git merge-repo ../app/.git frontend web

Merges a remote repo's master branch into the current repo's folder:

$ git merge-repo git@github.com:tj/git-extras.git master .

AUTHOR

Written by Ivan Malopinsky <hello@imsky.co>

REPORTING BUGS

<https://github.com/tj/git-extras/issues>

SEE ALSO

<https://github.com/tj/git-extras>

August 2022