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Steps to clear out the history of a git/github repository
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git-clearHistory
-- 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 https://github.com/<YOUR ACCOUNT>/<YOUR REPO>.git
git push -u --force origin master
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