git-subtree

For example, you can do a git remote --verbose and git will show all the remotes you have on your project, git branch will show all the branches and signal the current branch, but how to list all subtrees, without any destructive command? git subtree will give the usage examples, but won't list anything. subtree only have add , pull , push , split , merge . There isn't any explicit way to do that (at least, for now), the only available commands are listed here (as you noted yourself, but here's a reference for future seekers): https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/contrib/subtree/git-subtree

What problem does git subtree solve? When and why should I use that feature? I've read that it is used for repository separation . But why would I not just create two independent repositories instead of sticking two unrelated ones into one? This GitHub tutorial explains how to perform Git subtree merges . I kind of know how to use it, but not when (use cases) and why , and how it relates to git submodule . I'd use submodules when I have a dependency on another project or library. Matthew Sanders You should be careful to note explicitly what you are talking about when you use the term 'subtree'

In a repository A the folder sub is included as git subtree of the repository S - pointing to master branch. I have forked repository A into F . Now I want to do one of the following in F : change sub to use a different branch of S (ie develop branch) or: change sub to use a different repository altogether Is either one of these possible, and if so, how? Will there be any side effects I should know of? And how can I make sure my subtree change won't be updated in repository A when I merge my changes (pull request)? I mean besides isolating commits. If you used git subtree (and not git

Apologies, I am very new to Git and GitHub, I've read through a few things but I'm not sure if what I'm trying to do is entirely possible. Basically I want to fork the Confluence Skin used on XBMC and modify various elements located here: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/tree/master/addons/skin.confluence However I don't want to fork the entire XBMC repository, so a simple fork action won't do. Here are my general requirements: I would like to take the contents of the skin.confluence folder and put it into a repository on my own GitHub account I need to be able to keep it linked within the