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Re:Generate new repositories with repository templates by phreack on Saturday June 08, 2019 @02:50PM (#20134274)
I don't get it either, is it literally the same thing a a a clone with a different name?
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Re:Generate new repositories with repository templates by imran3740 on Saturday June 08, 2019 @03:08PM (#20134395)
No, this does not preserve the history of the repo, just gives a single commit with the existing files. You might also think of this as cloning, then squashing down the entire history (well, everything in master anyways) to a single (root) commit.
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Re:Generate new repositories with repository templates by RyJones on Saturday June 08, 2019 @03:46PM (#20134665)
Maybe I remember incorrectly, but I thought the template came from the default branch?
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Re:Generate new repositories with repository templates by phreack on Saturday June 08, 2019 @06:11PM (#20135519)
Oh I get it now, thanks!
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Re:Generate new repositories with repository templates by AtlasBarfed on Saturday June 08, 2019 @04:31PM (#20134961)
Templates are a copy of a non empty word document

Cloning is a word document with versions turned on that copied all the previous versioning information

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