git-obliterate(1) - rewrite past commits to remove some files

1. git-obliterate(1)
2. Git Extras
3. git-obliterate(1)

## NAME

`git-obliterate` - rewrite past commits to remove some files

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

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

## OPTIONS

You can pass rev-list options to indicate the range of commits affected. Those options need to be separated with '--' before them. Run `git help rev-list` to see the acceptable options.

## Examples

Remove .secret from the repository:

    $ git obliterate .secret

Remove .secret from commits between origin and feature:

    $ git obliterate .secret -- feature ^origin

Remove .secret from commit abcdefg to commit 1234567

    $ git obliterate .secret -- abcdefg..1234567

## AUTHOR

Written by <brianloveswords@gmail.com>

## REPORTING BUG

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

## SEE ALSO

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

2. October 2017
3. git-obliterate(1)