Thomas Levesque • 3/6/2018

Cleanup Git history to remove unwanted files

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This article provides a step-by-step tutorial on cleaning a Git branch's history to remove accidentally committed files (e.g., bin/, obj/, packages/). It explains the risks of rewriting history, recommends creating a working branch, and details the use of the powerful `git filter-branch` command with an `--index-filter` for efficient cleanup.

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