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Create a new repo based on another remote boilerplate repo.
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New repo from another boilerplate repo.sh
# Cloning the boilerplate remote repo
git clone -o [boilerplate name] [boilerplate remote repo] [new-project repo folder name]
# Enter the cloned repo folder
cd [new-project repo folder name]
# Clean the README
rm README.md && touch README.md
# If you have LICENSE, you can clean it too.
rm LICENSE
touch LICENSE
# Remove all git info from the boilerplate
rm -rf .git
# Now you do whatever you want/need to do before your first commit.
# Now is the time to check if your boilerplate project needs a setup.
# Initiate the new git repo
git init
git add -A
git commit -m "first commit"
git remote add origin [new-project remote repo]
git push -u origin master
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