From 2f18bab8e532e07bd67aa4064729a8b92b9ced05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Niccolo Borgioli <hi@nicco.io>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 17:48:35 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] clear history

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+# Clear history
+
+This removes all commits from the past.
+
+```bash
+# Checkout
+git checkout --orphan latest_branch
+
+# Add all the files
+git add -A
+
+# Commit the changes
+git commit -am "commit message"
+
+# Delete the branch
+git branch -D main
+
+# Rename the current branch to main
+git branch -m main
+
+# Finally, force update your repository
+git push -f origin main
+
+# Optionally clear local caches
+git gc --aggressive --prune=all
+```
+
+https://stackoverflow.com/a/26000395