Git Riddance - for Good Riddance!
Introduction #
git-riddance is an Emacs package available at (https://codeberg.org/jjba23/git-riddance.el) that will help you completely destroy the Git history of your desired directory, and allow you to start a new one with 1 commit, effectively obliterating other history in that branch.
Licensing
Git Riddance is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or newer and is completely free software.
Installing #
This package is not (yet) available in popular Emacs repositories such as MELPA or ELPA. You can for example manually copy paste, use the :vc keyword, or using Elpaca:
(use-package git-riddance :ensure (:host codeberg :repo "jjba23/git-riddance.el" :branch "trunk"))
Using #
After installing, simply call M-x git-riddance or bind it to a key shortcut, and you will be prompted for the required data and target directory.
There are some sane defaults configured, and all is customizable so you can override them with your own in your configuration.