Transfer gist repo to github

I am working on a small project with gist and since it is growing I would like to put it on github.

Let's suppose that:

my gist repo is at: https://gist.github.com/1234
my new (empty) repo is at: https://github.com/ChrisJamesC/myNewProject

The ideal solution would be one that pushes my changes on both the gist and the github repository.

Solution 1:

You can add the github repository as a remote to your checked out gist repository.

git clone [email protected]:1234.git
git remote add github [email protected]:ChrisJamesC/myNewProject.git

Push it to initialize the git on github

git push -u github master

If your github repo wasn't quite empty (you created it with a README, license, etc. which you don't mind losing) you will have to do a force overwrite on your push
git push -f -u github master
If you don't want to lose the exiting commits and files, see https://stackoverflow.com/a/40408059/117471

This will also change the upstream of the branch, so github will be default.

You now can rename the remote of gist:

git remote rename origin gist

Each time you make changes (or pull changes from github/gist), you can do:

git push                 # To github
git push gist master     # To gist

This will also push back your changes to the gist and not only the github repo.

Solution 2:

Github now has a new feature - import from another repository. So the steps are much simplified:

Use the import feature and specify the URL of the repository.
Profit!

Update:

You don't have to create a repo. The + button in the top right corner now has 'Import Repository' as an option.

screenshot from github

Solution 3:

Clone the gist (e.g. git clone git://gist.github.com/123.git) to your local harddrive, then set the new URL for origin (e.g. git remote set-url origin https://github.com/ChrisJamesC/myNewProject). Push to the new repository (git push origin master). Happy gitting!

Solution 4:

Sorry for shaking an old question, and that I can't comment, but in the second step as given by gzm0 you may have to use --force, i.e.

git push -f -u github master

It may have been because there was a README in the Github repo, but I guess others may run into this too.

Solution 5:

You can clone the gist locally.

Add the github repository as new remote.

Push your local repository to the new github remote.

Delete all files in your gist but the README.md file . in this file you can write a hint that the gist has moved to a new repository