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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 git@github.com:deepthinkag/curl2bash.git
git push -u --force origin master
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this is much more useful
https://sethrobertson.github.io/GitFixUm/fixup.html

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