[Git Remove one file form entire repository and history] When some file mistakenly added on git, and after many commits you come to realize that the file was not supposed to be there #git #remove-file #bitbucket #github

remove-file.md

Remove file form git history and current head (Remove Completely)

Note: I have tested this on my bitbucket dummy repo

I have mistakely added password on README.md and after many commits, I was reminded what I have done. So the below stuff is to correct my fault

Download BFG Repo-Cleaner

Download from here

wget http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/madgag/bfg/1.13.0/bfg-1.13.0.jar

Otherwise, go to this page and download it from there

Clone a fresh copy of your repo, using the --mirror flag:

git clone --mirror git://example.com/some-repo.git

Run the BFG to clean your repository up

Note: I want to delete completely so i have added --no-blob-protection

java -jar ~/Downloads/bfg-1.13.0.jar --delete-files <File_name_here> --no-blob-protection some-repo.git    

And do this

cd some-repo.git
git reflog expire --expire=now --all && git gc --prune=now --aggressive
git push

Refrences

1. BFG Repo-Cleaner
2. Bitbucket Support
3. Github