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July 20, 2016 19:32
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The git-filter method of removing a file completely from git history. Remember to `git push --force` if the repo has a remote!
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| #!/usr/bin/env bash | |
| FILEPATH=$@ | |
| git filter-branch --force --index-filter "git rm --cached --ignore-unmatch $FILEPATH" --prune-empty --tag-name-filter cat -- --all |
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