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30 lines
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---
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title: Purge a file from history
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tags: repository,remote,advanced
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firstSeen: 2021-04-13T20:20:57+03:00
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lastUpdated: 2021-04-13T21:10:59+03:00
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---
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Completely purges a file from history.
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- Use `git rm --cached --ignore-unmatch <path>` to delete the file in the specified `<path>`.
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- Use `git filter-branch --force --index-filter <command> --prune-empty --tag-name-filter cat -- --all` to rewrite the branch's history, passing it the previous command.
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- You can optionally use `git push <remote> --force -all` to force push the changes to the remote repository.
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- ⚠️ **WARNING**: This is a destructive action that rewrites the history of the entire repository. Make sure you know what you are doing.
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```shell
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git filter-branch --force --index-filter \
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"git rm --cached --ignore-unmatch <path>" \
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--prune-empty --tag-name-filter cat -- --all
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git push <remote> --force --all
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```
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```shell
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git filter-branch --force --index-filter \
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"git rm --cached --ignore-unmatch config/apiKeys.json" \
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--prune-empty --tag-name-filter cat -- --all
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# Purges `config/apiKeys.json` from history
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git push origin --force --all
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# Force pushes the changes to the remote repository
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```
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