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ForcefulRemoveGitCommand.md

Deleting .git from directory in git bash/linux terminal

Purpose

Forcefully Remove files within a directory, overriding the up-to-date check.

Warning

Be careful not to delete anything important. This is permanent. The -rf portion forcefully removes the file without prompting for confirmation. See the resources below for more information.

Example

Create-React-App always includes their .git and .gitignore files in the download. I create my own, so I like to delete the ones downloaded with create-react-app.

(I always forget how to do this, so I'm just making this gist to remind myself & anyone else who wants to use it.)

  1. In your linux/bash terminal cd into your directory
  2. rm -rf <file> (in this case: rm -rf .git)
  3. Enter

Viola! You've just forcefully deleted the .git file from your directory.

Resources

git-rm flag docs

rm -rf commands in linux

Chen Hui Jing Blog Post with more info about these commands

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