git-obliterate(1)

1GIT-OBLITERATE(1)                 Git Extras                 GIT-OBLITERATE(1)
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NAME

6       git-obliterate - rewrite past commits to remove some files
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SYNOPSIS

9       git obliterate <files...> [-- <rev-list options...>]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Completely  remove  some files from the repository, including past com‐
13       mits and tags. WARNING! This command will rewrite the  history  similar
14       to  git rebase(though it affects more). The rewritten history will have
15       different object names for all the objects and will not  converge  with
16       the  original branch. So avoid using it on commits that you shared. And
17       it will mess up stash, so don´t have stash when you run git obliterate.
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OPTIONS

20       You can  pass  rev-list  options  to  indicate  the  range  of  commits
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Examples

25       Remove .secret from the repository:
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33       Remove .secret from commits between origin and feature:
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41       Remove .secret from commit abcdefg to commit 1234567
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45           $ git obliterate .secret -- abcdefg..1234567
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AUTHOR

50       Written by <brianloveswords@gmail.com>
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REPORTING BUG

53       <https://github.com/tj/git-extras/issues>
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