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Creating a template repository
You can make an existing repository a template, so you and
others can generate new repositories with the same directory
structure, branches, and files.
Who can use this feature?
Anyone with admin permissions to a repository can make the repository a
template.
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About template repositories
Creating a template repository
About template repositories
You can create a template from an existing repository. Anyone with access to the
template repository can create a new repository based on the template with the
same directory structure, branches, and files..
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Creating a template repository
To create a template repository, you must create a repository, then make the
repository a template. For more information about creating a repository, see
"Creating a new repository."
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. For more information, see "Creating a
repository from a template."
Note: Your template repository cannot include files stored using Git LFS.
Note: You can use a template repository as starter code for an assignment on
GitHub Classroom. For more information, see "Create an assignment from a
template repository."
1 On GitHub.com, navigate to the main page of the repository.
2 Under your repository name, click Settings. If you cannot see the "Settings"
tab, select the dropdown menu, then click Settings.
3 Select Template repository.
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