github.tamu.edu migration process
Migrate from github.tamu.edu
- create a new, empty repository in
tamu-edu
or tamu-edu-students
- on the command line change directory to your local clone of the repo, it's suggested to pull a new clean copy
- run
git remote remove origin
- run
git remote add origin URI
, Example: git remote add origin git@github.com:tamu-edu/new-repo.git
git branch -M main
(or master
if that is your primary branch)
git push -u origin --mirror
- follow instructions to enable your
github.com
account on the tamu-edu
or tamu-edu-students
organization
- change name of existing, source repository to fit the new naming guidelines
- navigate to repository on
github.com
and click settings tab
- scroll to the bottom of the page and click
Transfer
inside the Danger Zone
- type
tamu-edu
(or tamu-edu-students
) for the destination organization
- type in the existing repository name at the bottom
- click
I understand, transfer this repository
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