How do I install git-subtree?

You should be able to install git-subtree by:

• Installing git from source
• Cloning the git-subtree source repository
• Copying the file 'git-subtree.sh' into your git scripts directory

Compiling git from source

These commands can compile git from source and install it into ~/git

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mkdir $HOME/git
mkdir $HOME/src
cd $HOME/src

VER=1.7.6

wget -c "http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-$VER.tar.gz"
tar -xzf git-$VER.tar.gz
cd git-$VER
./configure --prefix=$HOME/git
make && make install

Next, ensure that ~/bin is first on the PATH for both login and non-login shells:

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echo 'export PATH=$HOME/git/bin:$PATH' >> .bashrc

And log out and back in again.

Cloning the git-subtree source repository

You can clone the git-subtree repository using the following command:

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git clone https://github.com/apenwarr/git-subtree.git

Copying the file 'git-subtree.sh' into your git scripts directory

Since git is now installed in ~/git, just:

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cd git-subtree
cp git-subtree.sh $HOME/git/bin

Hope that helps!