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How to create a template repo?

You can make an existing repository a template, so you and others can generate new repositories with the same directory structure, branches, and files.

Step by step process to create a template repo :​

Step 1 :​

  • Create a repository first (see here).
  • Ignore this step if you already have one.

Step 2 :​

  • Navigate to the main page of the repository, click Settings.

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Step 3 :​

  • Select Template repository

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Notes :

  • After you make your repository a template, anyone with access to the repository can generate a new repository with the same directory structure and files as your default branch.
  • They can also choose to include all the other branches in your repository.
  • Branches created from a template have unrelated histories, so you cannot create pull requests or merge between the branches.