Git CLI hints
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Append a file to a branch
touch file.name
git add -A
git commit -am "my update msg"
git push
How to shrink the .git folder
git gc --aggressive --prune # will perform garbage collection in your repository and prune old objects.
git repack -a -d --depth=250 --window=250 # It's better to use this command, because 'git gc --aggressive' is considered to be bad practice.
Delete all commit history
git checkout --orphan latest_branch # Checkout
git add -A # Add all the files to the 'current' branch
git commit -am "commit message" # Commit the changes
git branch -D main # Delete the branch 'main'
git branch -m main # Rename/move the 'current' branch to main
git push -f origin main # Finally, force update your repository
Delete/Remove a branch
git branch -d <branch-name>
References
- Stack Overflow: How to delete all commit history in GitHub?
- Stack Overflow: How to shrink the .git folder
- Stack Overflow: How to clone all repos at once from GitHub?