h0tk3y / git-split

A small command-line tool that copies files in a Git repository preserving the history for all files

git-split

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 of git-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