Use existing repository as a template

This repository provides scripts and resources that allow any Git repository to be used as a template for a derived repository.

For example, the following steps can be used to create a new repository that is derived from https://github.com/fortify-sample-eightball.git:

mkdir derivedRepo && cd derivedRepo && git init
Set up new, empty repository and cd into this new repository
git pull https://github.com/rsenden/repo-as-template.git
Pull the contents of the repo-as-template repository
./repo-as-template/setup.sh https://github.com/fortify/sample-eightball.git
Pull the contents of the repository that we want to derive from, and configure this repository as a derived repository
Update README.md in the root of the repository to describe your project
git add README.md && git commit -m "Updated README.md"
Commit your updated README.md file

After initial set-up, the following utility scripts are available:

./run-after-clone.sh: This script should be run whenever the repository has been cloned into a new local repository
./repo-as-template/pull.sh: This script pulls any changes from the original repository into the current repository
- Based on .gitattributes in the repository root, README.md will be ignored during merges

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