Import into github from gitorious?

Question

Has anyone tried or figured out how to import a gitorious repo into github? I already use github and wanted to see if there was a way to pull from a gitorious repo that I wanted

Answer 1

The answers already given will just import master - if you want to import the entire repo including all branches, tags, etc, you need to do the following:

• Create a blank github repo

• Clone the gitorious repo using the --bare flag - this preserves all branches/tags and doesn't create a working copy:

  $ git clone --bare git://gitorious.org/USER/REPO.git
  

• Change directory into the local repo:

  $ cd therepo.git
  

• Push the repo to github using the --mirror flag - this copies all branches, tags, history etc.:

  $ git push --mirror git@github.com:USER/REPO.git
  

• Remove the local copy - you don't need it anymore and it's not much use for anything

  $ cd .. && rm -rf therepo.git
  

Once you've done that, you can switch any local repos using the git remote rm/add commands as given above.