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    ## Archive a GitHub Repository

    git clone --bare [email protected]:jonlong/<repo>.git
    tar -czf <repo>.git.tar.gz <repo>.git

    ## Deploy an Archived Repository to GitHub

    Create a new private repository on the target account:

    curl -F 'login=<user>' -F 'token=<token>' -F 'name=jonlong/<repo>' -F 'public=0' http://github.com/api/v2/json/repos/create

    Extract the archived repository:

    tar -xvzf <repo>.tar.gz

    Navigate to the bare repository:

    cd <repo>.git

    Push the repository to GitHub

    git push --mirror [email protected]:jonlong/<repo>.git