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  1. @xtream1101 xtream1101 revised this gist Jun 29, 2019. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    3. Create a new repo on your git server and update the origin of the local repo
    ```
    git remote set-url origin [email protected]:xtream1101/test-backup.git
    git remote set-url origin [email protected]/xtream1101/test-backup.git
    ```
    4. Push all branches and tags to the new remote origin
    ```
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    # Backup/archive a repo
    1. Clone the repo
    ```
    git clone --mirror https://github.com/vuejs/vue
    ```
    2. `cd` into the cloned repo
    3. Create a bundle file in the parent directory
    ```
    git bundle create ../vuejs_vue.bundle --all
    ```
    4. That bundle file is now a full archive of the repo, including all of its branches and tags

    # Restore a repo from a bundle file
    Here we will restore the repo from the bundle and create a new remote origin that will contain all brnaches and tags
    1. Clone the repo from the bundle
    ```
    git clone vuejs_vue.bundle
    ```
    2. Get all the branches locally to be pushed up to your origin later (from: https://gist.github.com/grimzy/a1d3aae40412634df29cf86bb74a6f72)
    ```
    git branch -r | grep -v '\->' | while read remote; do git branch --track "${remote#origin/}" "$remote"; done
    git fetch --all
    git pull --all
    ```
    3. Create a new repo on your git server and update the origin of the local repo
    ```
    git remote set-url origin [email protected]:xtream1101/test-backup.git
    ```
    4. Push all branches and tags to the new remote origin
    ```
    git push --all
    git push --tags
    ```