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[Source Control] Removing Git Commit History (Both Local and Remote)
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00-delete-history.sh
# First, review the history. (Gotta make sure you're going to roll back to the right place!)
$ git log --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit
# Remove HEAD back to the commit prior to the one that has sensitive information
# and set equal to the last good commit.
$ git rebase -i HEAD~1
# Push the content to the remote repository and remove it from the history.
$ git push origin +<name of branch>
# If you want to review the history...
$ git log --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit
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