Question

Suppose I have Git repository like this:

git-repo/
    directory_1/
    directory_2/
    directory_3/

This has a long history, and the history contains some code that I don’t want anyone to have access to. I also don’t want to release directory_1.

I want to release directory_2 and directory_3, but with no history information. Going forward, I will be continuing development in the original repository, and would like to also update the release fork with these changes.

The original repository is hosted as a private repository on GitHub right now.

How should I do this?

Answer 1

Given your clarification, it sounds like this setup could work for you:

1. Make a new public repository with the Git exported parts of your private repository that you want to share.
2. To update, replace the contents of the public repository with a fresh git export from the private repository.

The public repository won’t inherently share any history with the private repository, but it sounds like that might not matter much for your purposes.