Find Large File - Git History

# Parse the whole git history and show files larger than 1Mb (2^20 b)
git rev-list --objects --all |
  git cat-file --batch-check='%(objecttype) %(objectname) %(objectsize) %(rest)' |
  sed -n 's/^blob //p' |
  awk '$2 >= 2^20' |
  sort --numeric-sort --key=2 |
  cut -c 1-12,41- |
  $(command -v gnumfmt || echo numfmt) --field=2 --to=iec-i --suffix=B --padding=7 --round=nearest


# Show full history of commits that changes a file / path 
git log --full-history -- [file path]

# Rewrite the history by skipping given paths, ie deleting paths/files from the full history
# install git-filter-repo from https://github.com/newren/git-filter-repo/blob/main/INSTALL.md
git-filter-repo --invert-paths --path <path_1> --path <path_2>