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m1nxhacker
m1nxhacker

Reputation: 11

Deleting non-local Git Clones

I want to remove someone from my Github team, and I would prefer if I could delete their clone of my repository. Is this possible?

Removing them from the team won't delete their local clone

Upvotes: 0

Views: 40

Answers (3)

tmaj
tmaj

Reputation: 35075

In short, it's the rules (the contract, laws), not technical solutions, that prevent source code (and other know-how and assets) from being misused after an employee leaves.

Please note that this isn't a git-specific problem and it includes:

  1. Emails
  2. Work related chats
  3. Passwords (in files and in their browser history)
  4. Copies of the source code not inside repo clones.

Technically you wouldn't be able to delete files from a person's computer (and that's good. Think of being on the other side). However, having the source code is not the same as being able to use it; or sell it: the employment contracts and other laws usually prevent past employees from using company's assets after they leave.

Upvotes: 0

knittl
knittl

Reputation: 265556

No, a clone of a Git repository is a copy of the bits and bytes. Once they are copied, you don't have control over them any more (just like with any other computer file). There is no technical solution, but you can ask your contributor to remove the repository from their computer. If they really do it is up to them.

Upvotes: 1

Kamen Minkov
Kamen Minkov

Reputation: 3747

As far as I know it's not possible. Seizing their repository rights would simply prevent them from further pulling/pushing, but you have basically no control of what they have stored locally.

Upvotes: 1

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