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+I want to create a repo with the contents of an old repo, but with a fresh commit history, etc. I do not care about preserving the old repo.
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+However, I just want to make sure that the following steps will not result in the new repo being broken in some way:
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+1) Create a new git annex repo.
+2) Copy all of the symlinks pointing from the old repo to the new one.
+3) Move .git/annex/objects from the old repo to the new one.
+4) Then "git annex add" everything in the new repo and commit.
+
+Please let me know also if there is a better way to achieve the same results.
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+Thanks for your help.