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Ebenezer Mathebula
Ebenezer Mathebula

Reputation: 391

How to remove a folder from remote repository

I have a github repository which has a folder that i didnt mean to commit. I removed that folder from my local git repo, but when i push my local repo, all new changes are pushed, but the folder is still in my remote repository. how can i delete this folder from GITHUB?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 16707

Answers (1)

yes-siz
yes-siz

Reputation: 398

As commenters suggested, you can delete the folder as part of a commit using git rm.

Specifically,

git checkout <branch name>
git pull
git rm -rf <folder name>
git commit -m "<commit message>"
git push origin <branch name>

Upvotes: 13

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