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Remove Git commit history on remote repo
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Steps to remove Git commit history on remote repo

Remove the history from local repo

rm -rf .git

Recreate the repo from the current content only

git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"
git branch -M main

Push to the remote GitHub repo ensuring you overwrite history

git remote add origin [email protected]:<user>/<repo>.git
git push -u --force origin main
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