How to make the current working copy, the first commit

Question

I have a lot of large history that makes downloading my repository quite a long day for new developers.

Is there a quick way to just forget all history of my git repository and make the current working copy, the first commit... therefore removing all of my bulky history?

Ahh ofcourse, thanks man! – Jimmyt1988 Jun 02 '16 at 23:27 — Jimmyt1988, Jun 02 '16 at 23:27
`git clone --depth 1 `? Or am I missing something? – Mort Jun 03 '16 at 00:45 — Mort, Jun 03 '16 at 00:45

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 03 '16 at 03:44

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Create an orphan branch so you keep your history, but users pulling MyNewBranch will be starting clean.

git checkout --orphan MyNewBranch
git commit -a

answered Jun 03 '16 at 03:44

Gregg

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 02 '16 at 23:29

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Simplistically,

rm -r .git ; git init

Though that will also remove branches, tags, and that warm fuzzy feeling that you get from knowing that you can go back to before you accidentally deleted all your code.

answered Jun 02 '16 at 23:29

Paul Hicks

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How to make the current working copy, the first commit

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