how-to-delete-all-commit-history-in-github

how-to-delete-all-commit-history-in-github.sh

# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13716658/how-to-delete-all-commit-history-in-github#26000395

# echo Checkout

git checkout --orphan latest_branch

# echo Add all the files

git add -A

# echo   Commit the changes

git commit -am "first commit"

# echo  Delete the main branch

git branch -D main

# echo Rename the current branch to main

git branch -m main

# echo  Finally, force update your repository

 git push -f origin main

# echo PS: this will not keep your old commit history around