Git - Clear history

          

Scenario: Start afresh for your Git repository

Solution:

1. Git Bash -> navigate to your repository and execute below command line commands.

-- Remove the history from 
rm -rf .git

-- recreate the repository from the current content only
git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"

-- push to the github remote repository [overwrite history]
git remote add origin git@github.com:<Account>/<Repository>.git
git push -u --force origin master