Git

Rename Git Branch

Start by switching to the local branch which you want to rename:

git checkout <old_name>

Rename the local branch by typing:

git branch -m <new_name>

At this point, you have renamed the local branch.
If you’ve already pushed the branch to the remote repository, perform the next steps to rename the remote branch.
Push the local branch and reset the upstream branch:

git push origin -u <new_name>

Delete the remote branch:

git push origin --delete <old_name>

Sign Git commits with GPG

• Declare key to be used

  git config –global user.signingkey A34RED67G4

• now you can add the -S flag when committing

  git commit -S

• or you can ask Git to automatically sign all your future commits

  git config –global commit.gpgsign true

• To check a commit

  git verify-commit cce09ca

Clear Git history without removing repository

cd myrepo
rm -rf .git

git init
git add .
git commit -m "initial commit"

git remote add origin github.com:yourhandle/yourrepo.git
git push -u --force origin master

Delete a file from all commits in a branch

git filter-branch --tree-filter 'rm -rf path/to/file.ext' <BRANCH>

Delete all tags locally and remotely

Delete All local tags. (Optional Recommended)

git tag -d $(git tag -l)

Fetch remote All tags. (Optional Recommended)

git fetch

Delete All remote tags.

Note

pushing once should be faster than multiple times

git push origin –delete $(git tag -l)

Delete All local tags.

git tag -d $(git tag -l)