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bfg — Remove large files or passwords from Git history like git-filter-branch. Note: If your repository is

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Problem

How to use the bfg command: Remove large files or passwords from Git history like git-filter-branch. Note: If your repository is connected to a remote, you will need to force push to it. More information: <https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/>.

Solution

bfg — Remove large files or passwords from Git history like git-filter-branch. Note: If your repository is connected to a remote, you will need to force push to it. More information: <https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/>.

Remove a file with sensitive data but leave the latest commit untouched:

bfg --delete-files {{file_with_sensitive_data}}

Remove all text mentioned in the specified file wherever it can be found in the repository's history:

bfg --replace-text {{path/to/file.txt}}

Code Snippets

Remove a file with sensitive data but leave the latest commit untouched

bfg --delete-files {{file_with_sensitive_data}}

Remove all text mentioned in the specified file wherever it can be found in the repository's history

bfg --replace-text {{path/to/file.txt}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/bfg

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