Create a disconnected git branch

disconnected-gh-pages-branch.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Create a disconnected git branch for GitHub Pages

# Clone the repository without checking out files
git clone --no-checkout https://github.com/yourusername/yourrepo.git
cd yourrepo

# Create a new orphan branch
git checkout --orphan gh-pages

# Remove all files from the working directory
git rm -rf .

# Create an empty README.md and make the first commit
echo "# GitHub Pages" > README.md
git add README.md
git commit -m "Initial commit for GitHub Pages"

# Clean up any untracked files
git clean -fdx

# Push the new branch to origin
git push origin gh-pages

echo "Disconnected gh-pages branch created and pushed to origin."