Splitting a directory out to a standalone repository

This article explains a way how to split a directory out to a new Git repository.

Current Code Structure (Windows Environment)

├─UefiToolkitPkg
   ├─Application  # This is should be a standalone repository
   ├─Drivers
   ├─Include
   ├─Library
   ├─Tools
   └─...

Solution

• Splitting “Application” directory to a Git repository.

  cd UefiToolkitPkg
  git subtree split -P Application -b Application
  

mkdir ..\Application
cd ..\Application
git init

git pull ..\UefiToolkitPkg Application

• Cleanup unnecessary files and optimize the local repository.

  git gc --aggressive --prune=now
  

• Push to remote Git server.

  git remote add origin https://github.com/xxx/Application.git
  git push -u origin master