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content/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/creating-a-repository-from-a-template.md
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{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" or currentVersion == "github-ae@latest" or currentVersion ver_gt "enterprise-server@2.20" %}
You can choose to include the directory structure and files from only the default branch of the template repository or to include all branches.
You can choose to include the directory structure and files from only the default branch of the template repository or to include all branches. Branches created from a template have no shared history, instead starting with a single commit, which means you cannot create pull requests or merge between them.
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Creating a repository from a template is similar to forking a repository, but there are important differences: