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Clear Git History and Keep Current Files #2

Clear Git History and Keep Current Files

Clear Git History and Keep Current Files #2

name: Clear Git History and Keep Current Files
on:
workflow_dispatch: # Manually trigger the workflow
jobs:
reset-history:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout the current repository
uses: actions/checkout@v2
with:
fetch-depth: 0 # Ensure that the entire history is fetched
- name: Configure Git author identity
run: |
git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
- name: Remove all Git history
run: |
# Create a new orphan branch
git checkout --orphan temp-branch
# Add all files to the new branch
git add -A
# Commit the files to the new branch
git commit -m "Initial commit with current files only"
# Delete the old main branch
git branch -D main
# Rename the new orphan branch to main
git branch -m main
# Force push the new main branch to the remote repository
git push -f origin main
- name: Clean up references
run: |
# Remove remote-tracking references to deleted branches (optional)
git fetch origin --prune