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gitbfg-repo-cleaner
kklaw
kklaw

Reputation: 545

Removing large files from branch commit history using BFG Repo Cleaner

I made a pull request on a repository and unfortunately, my branch contained some large files which are now present in my branch's commit history. To address this, I decided to use BFG Repo Cleaner.

However, I'm unsure about the correct next steps,since I did not exactly followed the steps that are specified on the BFG page, i.e. I did use the clone mirror command, but simply utilized the command

git-bfg --delete-files <file-to-delete>,

and it seems that the files have been removed from my local repositories history .My question is: Can I simply push my local changes now, and will the large files be gone from the commit history on the remote repository? I want to ensure that my pull request remains clean without those large files and I do not change any of the other commits from the repo.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 155

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