Create new git repo from already existing repo's subdirectory

Question

I want to create a separate repo from an already existing repo\'s subfolder.

Detach (move) subdirectory into separate Git repository shows exactly that. BUT, I can\'

Answer 1

Github has a straight forward method:

https://help.github.com/articles/splitting-a-subpath-out-into-a-new-repository

git clone git://github.com/defunkt/github-gem.git

cd github-gem/ Change directory into the repository

git filter-branch --prune-empty --subdirectory-filter lib master