rsenden / repo-as-template

Use existing repository as a template

This repository provides scripts and resources that allow any Git repository to be used as a template for a derived repository.

For example, the following steps can be used to create a new repository that is derived from https://github.com/fortify-sample-eightball.git:

1. mkdir derivedRepo && cd derivedRepo && git init
   Set up new, empty repository and cd into this new repository
2. git pull https://github.com/rsenden/repo-as-template.git
   Pull the contents of the repo-as-template repository
3. ./repo-as-template/setup.sh https://github.com/fortify/sample-eightball.git
   Pull the contents of the repository that we want to derive from, and configure this repository as a derived repository
4. Update README.md in the root of the repository to describe your project
5. git add README.md && git commit -m "Updated README.md"
   Commit your updated README.md file

After initial set-up, the following utility scripts are available:

• ./run-after-clone.sh: This script should be run whenever the repository has been cloned into a new local repository
• ./repo-as-template/pull.sh: This script pulls any changes from the original repository into the current repository
  • Based on .gitattributes in the repository root, README.md will be ignored during merges