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How to Remove Git from the Project?

To remove Git from project we can remove the .git folder using the Git command.

rm -rf .git*

The Git command rm -rf is used, rm removes a file from Git, and the -rf option of this command removes files recursively and forcefully. .git* removes the folder starting with .git.

erik-alm commented Sep 17, 2024

I'm thinking you're in gitbash on Windows? Generally speaking, rm is not a git command (as in git rm which I seriously wonders if it would even see .git). rm is the *nux variant of removing a file. In fact, if you can see it, you'd probably be able to remove git from a project by deleting .git by any means. (e.g. in the file explorer or finder.) Since it's local files, you can always make a copy and experiment with it without pushing anything.