How to transfer a gitlab repository into github

Method 1: Use the linux command line

1. Assume you have a gitlab repository called matric2016.git
2. Create a new working directory:

• $ mkdir myproj && cd myproj
• $ git clone gitlab@gitlab.com/Banzyme2/matric2016.git
• $ cd matric2016.git

Make sure you create a github repository with the same name as the gitlab repository ,i.e. matric2016

 3. Clone your project into github as follows:

•  $ git remote add github https://github.com/Banzyme/matric2016.git
•  $  git push --mirror github

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Method 2: Using the github dashboard repository import

1. Click "+" next to your github profile. Select import repository

2. Fill out the import form  as follows

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