Remove refs/original/heads/master from git repo after filter-branch –tree-filter?
I had the same question as asked here: New git repository in root directory to subsume an exist repository in a sub-directory I … Read more
git-rewrite-history
How to amend older Git commit? [duplicate]
This question already has answers here: How to modify a specified commit? (17 answers) Closed 7 years ago. I have made 3 git … Read more
Combine the first two commits of a Git repository?
Suppose you have a history containing the three commits A, B and C: A-B-C I would like to combine the two commits A … Read more
Rebasing a Git merge commit
Take the following case: I have some work in a topic branch and now I’m ready to merge back to master: * eb3b733 … Read more
How to amend several commits in Git to change author
I have made a series of commits in Git and I realise now that I forgot to set my user name and user … Read more
Edit the root commit in Git?
There’s ways to change the message from later commits: git commit –amend # for the most recent commit git rebase –interactive master~2 # … Read more
How do you fix a bad merge, and replay your good commits onto a fixed merge?
I accidentally committed an unwanted file (filename.orig while resolving a merge) to my repository several commits ago, without me noticing it until now. … Read more
Remove sensitive files and their commits from Git history
I would like to put a Git project on GitHub but it contains certain files with sensitive data (usernames and passwords, like /config/deploy.rb … Read more
How to squash all git commits into one?
How do you squash your entire repository down to the first commit? I can rebase to the first commit, but that would leave … Read more
How to remove/delete a large file from commit history in the Git repository?
I accidentally dropped a DVD-rip into a website project, then carelessly git commit -a -m …, and, zap, the repo was bloated by … Read more