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Remove all commits to reset a remote GIT repository
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reinit-git-repository.sh
#!/bin/sh
#
# 1. Delete the .git directory locally.
# 2. Recreate the git repostory:
$ cd (project-directory)
$ git init
$ (add some files)
$ git add .
$ git commit -m 'Initial commit'
# 3. Push to remote server, overwriting. Remember you're going to mess everyone else up doing this … you better be the only client.
$ git remote add origin <url>
$ git push --force --set-upstream origin master
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