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April 26, 2013 22:14
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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 | |
git push -u --force origin master |
Save yourself a world of pain and use main as default branch... blame Github monopoly for causing this chaos.
In git 2.23 / replit's default / NixOS 22_05 default, use the following, as it has no concept of default branch:
git branch main
git checkout main
git branch -d master
Using just a branch isnt a good concept for branching.
Its always depends about how your workflow looks like and then learn how to branch.
Best regards
worked like charm
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