fork-cleanup

Remove your unneccessary forks from github

A blogpost on medium.com gave me the idea to do this in a more safe and easier way.

Requires python 3

How to run it

• pip3 install --user PyGithub
• git clone https://github.com/bebehei/fork-cleanup && cd fork-cleanup
• cp credentials.txt.template credentials.txt
• $EDITOR credentials.txt
  • You have to fill either:
    • AUTH_TOKEN
    • AUTH_USER and AUTH_PASS
  • If you want to generate a token, you have to create in you profile settings a new one. This token has to have the delete_repo scope.
• ./cleanup
  • If you're not sure about this, you can also use the --dry option.
  • The -v option is also useful.

Two Factor Auth

If you use two factor auth, you have to use a token. Any other possibility won't work.