stephenhardy
/ git-clearHistory
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April 26, 2013 22:14
Steps to clear out the history of a git/github repository
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| -- Remove the history from | |
| rm -rf .git | |
| -- recreate the repos from the current content only | |
| git init | |
| git add . | |
| git commit -m "Initial commit" | |
| -- push to the github remote repos ensuring you overwrite history | |
| git remote add origin [email protected]:<YOUR ACCOUNT>/<YOUR REPOS>.git |
jseed
/ gist:5d022570ea52ee09a8f43913214496f1
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March 12, 2025 08:52
PowerShell command to delete all branches except master
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| git checkout master; git branch -D @(git branch | select-string -NotMatch "master" | Foreach {$_.Line.Trim()}) |