How to delete a Github repository (two methods)

Github is a very popular open source code hosting platform. Many developers and project teams like to create warehouses on it to store and manage their code. But what if you no longer need a repository, or want to remove it from Github? In this article, we will explain how to delete a Github repository.

Why do you need to delete the Github repository?

You may ask, why should you delete the Github repository? What situations require this? The following are some situations where you may need to delete the Github repository:

• The project is no longer needed or has ended, and no longer needs to be maintained;
• The repository is outdated and no longer used ;
• A warehouse was created by mistake and needs to be deleted;
• Delete some warehouses to protect privacy.

No matter what the situation is, deleting the Github repository is very simple.

How to delete Github repository?

You can delete the Github repository using the website or local terminal. We will introduce these two methods below.

Method 1: Delete the warehouse through the Github website

First, log in to the Github website.

1. Open the Github repository.

2. Click the warehouse settings button

3. Scroll the page, find Danger Zone (danger zone) and click it.

4. In Danger Zone, click Delete This Repository(delete this repository).

5. Then, enter the name of the warehouse you want to delete and click OK. Your repository has now been deleted.

Method 2: Delete the repository through the local terminal

If you have cloned a repository on Github locally and want to delete it, you can Use the following command.

1. Open the terminal.

2. Enter the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/username/repository.git

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   You need to replace "username" with your Github username and "repository" with the name of the warehouse to be deleted.

3. Then enter the cloned warehouse directory.

   cd repository

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   The "repository" here is the name of the repository just cloned.

4. Now, you can use the following command to delete the repository.

   git remote rm origin && rm -rf .git

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   The "origin" here is actually the alias of a remote warehouse on Github. This command will delete the alias of the remote warehouse and the local .git directory.

5. Then, you need to confirm the warehouse you want to delete. Enter the following command:

   rm -rf repository

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   The "repository" here is the name of your local warehouse.

Now you have successfully deleted the Github repository.

Conclusion

Github repositories are an important tool that can help us manage our code, but sometimes we may need to delete them. In this article, we cover two simple ways to delete a Github repository: deleting on the website and deleting via a local terminal. Hope this article is helpful to you!

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