From 90d33f92b40e32596be72f86936b69563f88892e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bexli <30572280+JoshPaulie@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 07:48:44 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add step to delete existing `.git` history (#1995)

This step removes the template authors from
appearing as contributors to your new port.
---
 docs/port-creation.md | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/port-creation.md b/docs/port-creation.md
index ca8a184..f7d392f 100644
--- a/docs/port-creation.md
+++ b/docs/port-creation.md
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ template as a blueprint.
    git remote remove origin
    ```
 
-4. Set up the rest of your port, and push it to your user repository!
+4. Delete the `.git` folder at the root of the repository and run `git init`. This removes the template authors from appearing as contributors to your new port.
+
+5. Set up the rest of your port, and push it to your user repository!
 
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