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Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org> writes:

> Am 02.03.21 um 22:52 schrieb anatoly techtonik:
>> For my use case, where I just need to attach another branch in
>> time without altering original commits in any way, `reposurgeon`
>> can not be used.
>
> What do you mean by "attach another branch in time"? Because if you
> really do not want to alter original commits in any way, perhaps you
> only want `git fetch /the/other/repository master:the-other-one-s-master`?

Yeah, I had the same impression.  If a bit-for-bit identical copy of
the original history is needed, then fetching from the original
repository (either directly or via a bundle) would be a much simpler
and performant way.

Thanks.