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git list files on a commit and delete files and all history
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# diff changed files against previous commit - this doesn't show anything for a first commit
git diff-tree --no-commit-id --name-only -r commithash
# list all files on a commit
git ls-tree --name-only -r commithash
# delete a file from all commit history
git filter-branch --tree-filter "rm -f filename" HEAD
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