Delete Github commit history

Question

Is there anyway for me to delete my github commit history? I don\'t want to lose all my commits, just the last 10 or so that were pushed to github. I can\'t seem to figure out h

Answer 1

I had uploaded all of my files to my first github project, including some settings files with secret keys. I had to go back and remove all the versions that were included before I added my .gitignore file, and deleted all settings files from my project's cache.

How I did this:

gedit ./.git/logs/HEAD

Find the 40-character SHA hash of the 'new root' you wish to delete everything prior to. Copy it to the clipboard and close it. (You may or may not use gedit, a default text editor for linux).

$> gedit ./.git/info/grafts

Paste the SHA here. Go to your project's directory.

$> cd ../..

$> git filter-branch

Force the push to the master, otherwise it will block your attempt to erase your history.

$> git push --force -u origin master

Delete your grafts file.

$> rm ./.git/info/grafts

NEVERMIND

Well, my answer is only half the battle. My public activity RSS feed still has links to all the diffs that detail the very information I wanted to remove. Apparently, there is no way to delete this, but you should probably read Change your Password, and update any sensitive data you may have accidentally uploaded.