How to delete zip file from GitHub

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I uploaded a zip file to a repository in GitHub and I found out that every time I click on this zip file, it downloads the file (does not allow to explore the content of this zip file). However, I decided to delete this zip file from the repository. I pressed the delete button and it was successfully deleted but the problem is that I found the zip file in the commits. I tried to delete it from the commit but I couldn't. How can I delete it permanently from the commits?

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Possible duplicate of [How can I remove a commit on GitHub?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/448919/how-can-i-remove-a-commit-on-github) — Matthew Strawbridge, Jan 31 '16 at 21:36

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

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You should use these commands on a Git Bash. And you must check all branches that this file appears and remove all last references:

-git rm file1.zip

-git commit -m "remove file1.zip"

You can check this link, "How can I delete a file from git repo?". In the answers, there are any about GitHub plataform.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

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answered Jan 31 '16 at 22:39

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