How do I remove version tracking from a project cloned from git

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I want to remove all version tracking from a project s directory   What is the correct method to do this   Can I do a shell command such as   rm -rf  git   from my projects directory or is there a way to do this as a Git command   I used this project to learn Git and realize I made some mistakes early on in the project with moved  renamed and deleted files  I d like to remove all Git tracking and start fresh with git init

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The easiest way to solve this problem is to use a command line  Type this command rm -R  git   OR rm -rf  git

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Windows Command Prompt  cmd  User   You could delete   git  recursively inside the source project folder using a single line command    FOR  F  tokens     G IN   DIR  B  AD  S   git    DO RMDIR  S  Q   G

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It s not a clever choice to move all  git  by hand  particularly when these  git files are hidden in sub-folders just like my condition  when I installed Skeleton Zend 2 by composer git  there are quite a number of  git files created in folders and sub-folders   I tried rm -rf  git on my GitHub shell  but the shell can not recognize the parameter -rf of Remove-Item   www montanaflynn me introduces the following shell command to remove all  git files one time  recursively  It s really working   find     grep    git     xargs rm -rf

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In addition to the steps below  you may want to also remove the  gitignore file    Consider removing the  gitignore file if you want to remove any trace of Git in your project     Consider leaving the  gitignore file if you would ever want reincorporate Git into the project    Some frameworks may automatically produce the  gitignore file so you may want to leave it     Linux  Mac  or Unix based operating systems  Open a terminal and navigate to the directory of your project  i e  - cd path to your project      Run this command   rm -rf  git     This will remove the Git tracking and metadata from your project  If you want to keep the metadata  such as  gitignore and  gitkeep   you can delete only the tracking by running rm -rf  git     Windows  Using the command prompt  The rmdir or rd command will not delete remove any hidden files or folders within the directory you specify  so you should use the del command to be sure that all files are removed from the  git folder    Open the command prompt   Either click Start then Run or hit the  key and r at the same time  Type cmd and hit enter  Navigate to the project directory  i e  - cd path to your project         Run these commands         del  F  S  Q  A  git   rmdir  git         The first command removes all files and folder within the  git folder  The second removes the  git folder itself   No command prompt   Open the file explorer and navigate to your project Show hidden files and folders - refer to this article for a visual guide   In the view menu on the toolbar  select Options In the Advanced Settings section  find Hidden files and Folders under the Files and Folders list and select Show hidden files and folders  Close the options menu and you should see all hidden folders and files including the  git folder      Delete the  git folder   Delete the  gitignore file     see note at the top of this answer

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All the data Git uses for information is stored in  git   so removing it should work just fine  Of course  make sure that your working copy is in the exact state that you want it  because everything else will be lost   git folder is hidden so make sure you turn on the Show hidden files  folders and disks option   From there  you can run git init to create a fresh repository

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rm -rf  git should suffice  That will blow away all Git-related information

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I am working with a Linux environment  I removed all Git files and folders in a recursive way   rm -rf  git  rm -rf  gitkeep

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From root folder run   find     grep  git   Review the matches and confirm it only contains those files you want to delete and adjust to suit  Once satisfied  run    find     grep  git   xargs rm -rf

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You can also remove all the git related stuff using one command  The  gitignore file will also be deleted with this one  rm -rf  git

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In a Windows environment you can remove Git tracking from a project s directory by simply typing the below   rd  git  S Q

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