BFG-tldr

BFG-tldr

# prework assuming macos
# visit for latest version https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/
# creates some folders, downloads bfg symlinks it and paths the file to your bash profile
mkdir -p  /Users/$(whoami)/.local/bin/
curl -o /Users/$(whoami)/.local/bin/bfg-1.13.0.jar http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/madgag/bfg/1.13.0/bfg-1.13.0.jar
chmod +x /Users/$(whoami)/.local/bin/bfg-1.13.0.jar
ln -s /Users/$(whoami)/.local/bin/bfg-1.13.0.jar /Users/$(whoami)/.local/bin/bfg
echo $PATH:/Users/$(whoami)/.local/bin/ >> /Users/$(whoami)/.bash_profile
source /Users/$(whoami)/.bash_profile

#commands
git clone http://github.com/bigfiles.git
cd big_files
git gc
cd ../
java -jar bfg --delete-files <myhugefilename> big_files
cd big_files
git reflog expire --expire=now --all
git gc --prune=now --aggressive
# repo is ready to push