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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions ...-git-repository-using-the-command-line.md → ...-git-repository-using-the-command-line.md
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title: Importing a Git repository using the command line
title: Importing an external Git repository using the command line
intro: '{% ifversion fpt %}If [GitHub Importer](/articles/importing-a-repository-with-github-importer) is not suitable for your purposes, such as if your existing code is hosted on a private network, then we recommend importing using the command line.{% else %}Importing Git projects using the command line is suitable when your existing code is hosted on a private network.{% endif %}'
redirect_from:
- /articles/importing-a-git-repository-using-the-command-line
- /github/importing-your-projects-to-github/importing-a-git-repository-using-the-command-line
- /github/importing-your-projects-to-github/importing-source-code-to-github/importing-a-git-repository-using-the-command-line
- /get-started/importing-your-projects-to-github/importing-source-code-to-github/importing-a-git-repository-using-the-command-line
versions:
fpt: '*'
ghes: '*'
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{% endtip %}

1. [Create a new repository on {% data variables.product.product_name %}](/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/creating-a-new-repository). You'll import your external Git repository to this new repository.
2. On the command line, make a "bare" clone of the repository using the external clone URL. This creates a full copy of the data, but without a working directory for editing files, and ensures a clean, fresh export of all the old data.
2. On the command line, make a "bare" clone of the external repository using the external clone URL. This creates a full copy of the data, but without a working directory for editing files, and ensures a clean, fresh export of all the old data.
```shell
$ git clone --bare https://external-host.com/EXTUSER/REPO.git
# Makes a bare clone of the external repository in a local directory
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- /about-github-importer
- /importing-a-repository-with-github-importer
- /updating-commit-author-attribution-with-github-importer
- /importing-a-git-repository-using-the-command-line
- /importing-an-external-git-repository-using-the-command-line
- /adding-locally-hosted-code-to-github
- /source-code-migration-tools
shortTitle: Import code to GitHub
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