Git remove from history

Remove file history from git

git filter-branch --index-filter "git rm -rf --cached --ignore-unmatch path_to_file" HEAD

Source: stackoverflow.com

Git remove file from history

$ git rm --cached giant_file
// Stage our giant file for removal, but leave it on disk

Source: help.github.com

Remove git from git history

Remove .git folder inside of untracked submodule.
Run git rm --cached path-to-folder
git add . in parent or root folder and you are good to go

Git remove from history

$ git rm --cached giant_file
# Stage our giant file for removal, but leave it on disk
$ git commit --amend -CHEAD
# Amend the previous commit with your change
# Simply making a new commit won't work, as you need
# to remove the file from the unpushed history as well

Source: docs.github.com

Similar codes

48 votes176 views5 answers
Clone project from specific branch
Shell/Bash
0 vote175 views1 answer
Install nose
Shell/Bash
0 vote180 views1 answer
Wsl System has not been booted with systemd as init system
Shell/Bash
0 vote214 views1 answer
Bash split array into chunks
Shell/Bash
0 vote178 views1 answer
Wrong domain calling on same hosting ubuntu server
Shell/Bash
0 vote169 views1 answer
Start mariadb on linux terminal
Shell/Bash
2 votes178 views1 answer
Git create new remote
Shell/Bash
6 votes171 views3 answers
Git blame
Shell/Bash
0 vote173 views1 answer
Linux time wrong
Shell/Bash
0 vote182 views1 answer
Copy db from one server to another mysql
Shell/Bash