How to fully delete a git repository created with

Question

I created a git repository with git init. I'd like to delete it entirely and init a new one.

Answer 1

Where $GIT_DIR is the path to the folder to be searched (the git repo path), execute the following in terminal.

find $GIT_DIR -name *.git* -ok rm -Rf {} \;

This will recursively search for any directories or files containing ".git" in the file/directory name within the specified Git directory. This will include .git/ and .gitignore files and any other .git-like assets. The command is interactive and will ask before removing. To proceed with the deletion, simply enter y, then Enter.

Answer 2

Execute

rm -rf .git

in your repo folder

Answer 3

I tried:

rm -rf .git and also

Git keeps all of its files in the .git directory. Just remove that one and init again.

Neither worked for me. Here's what did:

• Delete all files except for .git
• git add . -A
• git commit -m "deleted entire project"
• git push

Then create / restore the project from backup:

• Create new project files (or copy paste a backup)
• git add . -A
• git commit -m "recreated project"
• git push

Answer 4

after cloning the repo

cd /repo folder/

to go to the file directory then

ls -a

to see all files hidden and unhidden

.git .. .gitignore .etc

if you like you can check the repo origin

git remote -v

now delete .git which contains everything about git

rm -rf .git

after deleting, you would discover that there is no git linked check remote again

git remote -v

now you can initial your with

git init git add README.md git commit -m "first commit" git remote add origin https://github.com/Leonuch/flex.git git push -u origin master

Answer 5

Go to Specified Folder Where git init command executed.

Execute the below mentioned Command

rm -rf .git

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Answer 6

Alternative to killing TortoiseGit:

• Open the TortoiseGit-Settings (right click to any folder, TortoiseGit → Settings)
• Go to the Icon Overlays option.
• Change the Status Cache from Default to None
• Now you can delete the directory (either with Windows Explorer or rmdir /S /Q)
• Set back the Status Cache from None to Default and you should be fine again...