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I've inherited a Git repo that has one directory and about 20 branches in it. Each branch contains totally unique code - something with it's own make and source that would normally (if I set it up) be in separate subdirs. It's very tough for me to work with as is.

How can I break up these 20+ branches into 20 directories, keeping the histories intact of each branch and establish a more traditional Git layout.

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You should:

  • create a temp folder
  • create folders for each branch in your temp folder
  • copy all contents of each branch in each folder
  • remove the contents in your branch master of your git repository if I understand what you want
  • move all contents of temp folder in your git repository

you can automate the process with a shell code thanks to git branch -a

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Thanks. I assume that each new directory will have the branch from the old repo after the cp operation. Do I just checkout a new branch, say MASTER, from each directory, and merge it in from the old branch, and go from there?
@user2945953 if you want to restart on clean base I suggest you to delete the others branch

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