How to move git repository with all branches from bitbucket to github?
It's very simple.
Create a new empty repository in GitHub (without readme or license, you can add them later) and the following screen will show.
In the import code option, paste your Bitbucket repo's URL and voilà!!
You can refer to the GitHub page "Duplicating a repository"
It uses:
git clone --mirror
: to clone every references (commits, tags, branches)git push --mirror
: to push everything
That would give:
git clone --mirror https://bitbucket.org/exampleuser/repository-to-mirror.git
# Make a bare mirrored clone of the repository
cd repository-to-mirror.git
git remote set-url --push origin https://github.com/exampleuser/mirrored
# Set the push location to your mirror
git push --mirror
As Noted in the comments by L S:
- it is easier to use the
Import Code
feature from GitHub described by MarMass.
See https://github.com/new/import - Unless... your repo includes a large file: the problem is, the import tool will fail without a clear error message. Only GitHub Support would be able to diagnose what happened.
In case you couldn't find "Import code" button on github, you can:
- directly open Github Importer and enter the
url
. It will look like: - give it a name (or it will import the name automatically)
- select
Public
orPrivate
repo - Click
Begin Import
UPDATE: Recently, Github announced the ability to "Import repositories with large files"