How to create new repository from selected files?

Question

Let say I have code for application and two libraries in my repository.

$ tree -d .    
.
├── app
├── libA
└── libB

At some point the libA is growing complex. I would like to make it a new separated repository for easy management. And to be able to use with another application.

Is there any way to extracted only files in libA along with its history to created new repository without any history of other files outside?

Normally library files are not versioned/stored in Git, because Git doesn't handle binary files well. Can you tell us more about what is inside these lib folders? — Tim Biegeleisen, Jun 01 '17 at 05:14
You could look into using submodules, but how big is your repo? — Tim Biegeleisen, Jun 01 '17 at 05:19
Actually the size is not main problem, I also want to use `libA` in another app. (question edited) — wizzup, Jun 01 '17 at 05:25

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 01 '17 at 05:35

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You could use --subdirectory-filter

How ever Looks like a duplicate of How to move files from one git repo to another (not a clone), preserving history.

answered Jun 01 '17 at 05:35

Karthik

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