How can I remove all files in my git repo and update push from my local git repo

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Is it possible to remove all files in a repository and update it with only the files I have in my local machine  The reason is that  there are certain files that is not necessary in my github and so I want to remove those files  Instead of removing the files one by one  I wanted to see if its possible to just remove all files in my git repo and update push with only the files in my local machine  Hope its clear  Thanks

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I was trying to do    git rm -r     but at the end for me works    git rm -r     I hope it helps to you

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First  remove all files from your Git repository using  git rm -r    After that you should commit  using git commit -m  your comment   After that you push using  git push  that s update the origin repository   To verify your status using  git status  After that you can copy all your local files in the local Git folder  and you add them to the Git repository using  git add -A  You commit  git commit -m  your comment  and you push  git push

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If you prefer using GitHub Desktop  you can simply navigate inside the parent directory of your local repository and delete all of the files inside the parent directory  Then  commit and push your changes  Your repository will be cleansed of all files

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I have tried like this git rm --cached -r   -f  And it is working for me

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First of all  Navigate to your Folder using cd   change directory  command  Then make sure you are in the correct git branch which you want to work by using the command git branch  If you want to delete the entire files  you can do the same by using git rm -r   for deleting a single file  git rm file1 txt   file1 txt - file Name   for delete a folder  git rm -r foldername After deleting the files or folders  you should commit it  git commit -m  quot your comment quot   Then you can push the branch  git push    for example   git push origin develop   it will update the origin repository

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Delete the hidden  git folder  that you can locate within your project folder  and again start the process of creating a git repository using git init command

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Delete all elements in repository    git rm -r   -f -q   then    git commit -m  Delete all the stuff    then     git push -u origin master   then     Username for    Your Username    Password for    Your Password

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This process is simple  and follows the same flow as any git commit    Make sure your repo is fully up to date   ex  git pull   Navigate to your repo folder on your local disk  Delete the files you don t want anymore  Then git commit -m  nuke and start again  Then git push Profit

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Do a git add -A from the top of the working copy  take a look at git status and or git diff --cached to review what you re about to do  then git commit the result

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Yes  if you do a git rm  lt filename gt  and commit  amp  push those changes  The file will disappear from the repository for that changeset and future commits   The file will still be available for the previous revisions

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You could do it like this   cd  tmp git clone  your local rep    make a temp copy cd rep git rm -r                    delete everything cp -r  your local rep        get only the files you want git add                      add them again git status                   everything but those copied will be removed git commit -a -m  deleting stuff  cd  your local rep git pull  tmp rep            now everything else has been removed   There s probably a oneliner for that

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Remove all files not belonging to a repositiory  e g  for a clean-build after switching a branch     git status   xargs rm -rf

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Warning  this will delete your files  make sure you have a backup or can revert the commit   Delete all elements in repository     git rm -r     then     git commit -m  Delete all the stuff

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In my case  git rm -r     made the job

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