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I wrongly pushed my code using Xcode toolbar into my repository on github. now, I want to delete all files in my master branch, but not the repository. Then I want to pull my code into repository this time instead of pushing. Does any one know how to delete all contents of master branch?
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In git, you can't delete the content of a branch. All you can do is to push a commit that removes all your files. If you want to start over from a clean repository, you have to delete the current one a create a new one with the same name for example.
The web interface on GitHub.com allows you to do basic editing tasks. You can delete a specific file after opening its detail view and then clicking on the little trash can icon: However, you cannot delete multiple files in one go nor can you delete folders in the GitHub web interface.
If you commit sensitive data, such as a password or SSH key into a Git repository, you can remove it from the history. To entirely remove unwanted files from a repository's history you can use either the git filter-repo tool or the BFG Repo-Cleaner open source tool.
In git, you can't delete the content of a branch. All you can do is to push a commit that removes all your files.
If you want to start over from a clean repository, you have to delete the current one a create a new one with the same name for example.
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Just to support quentin's answer, adding the git commands:
Keep a backup of the local repository folder and remove all its contents.
Add these changes to commit
$ git add *
$ git commit "Remove everything"
$ git push -f
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