# How to Delete Commit History in Github

Follow the below steps to complete this task.\
**Warning: This will remove your old commit history completely, You can’t recover it again.**

* **Create Orphan Branch** – Create a new orphan branch in git repository. The newly created branch will not show in ‘git branch’ command.

  ```
  git checkout --orphan temp_branch
  ```
* **Add Files to Branch** – Now add all files to newly created branch and commit them using following commands.

  ```
  git add -A
  git commit -am "the first commit"
  ```
* **Delete master Branch** – Now you can delete the master branch from your git repository.

  ```
  git branch -D master
  ```
* **Rename Current Branch** – After deleting the master branch, let’s rename newly created branch name to master.

  ```
  git branch -m master
  ```
* **Push Changes** – You have completed the changes to your local git repository. Finally, push your changes to the remote (Github) repository forcefully.

  ```
  git push -f origin master
  ```

Reference: <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13716658/how-to-delete-all-commit-history-in-github> Reference: <https://tecadmin.net/delete-commit-history-in-github/>


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