Git - only push up the most recent commit to github

Question

On my local git repo I\'ve got many commits, which include \'secret\' connection strings :-)

I don\'t want this history on github when I push it there.

Essen

Answer 1

You can branch your current work, rewind the master, then cherry-pick the latest commit back to the master:

git branch secret
git reset --hard HEAD~3
git cherry-pick secret

In pictures,

    A--B--C--D--E (master)

after git branch secret:

    A--B--C--D--E (master, secret)

after git reset --hard HEAD~3:

    A--B (master)
        \
         C--D--E (secret)

after git cherry-pick secret:

    A--B--E' (master)
        \
         C--D--E (secret)

Finally, if you git checkout secret; git rebase master, you can get:

    A--B--E' (master)
           \
            C--D (secret)