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Fix: Remove sensitive files and their commits from Git history #dev #solution #programming

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 for capistrano).

I know I can add these filenames to .gitignore, but this would not remove their history within Git.

I also don’t want to start over again by deleting the /.git directory.

Is there…

How to: Edit the root commit in Git? #fix #dev #development

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 # but requires *parent*

How can you change the commit message of the very first commit (which has no parent)?

Answer [by Alexander Groß]: Edit the root commit in Git?

You could use git filter-branch:

cd test git init touch initial git…

Fixed How to fix committing to the wrong Git branch? #dev #it #asnwer

How to fix committing to the wrong Git branch?

I just made a perfectly good commit to the wrong branch. How do I undo the last commit in my master branch and then take those same changes and get them into my upgrade branch?

Answer: How to fix committing to the wrong Git branch? If you have a clean (un-modified) working copy

To rollback one commit (make sure you note the commit’s hash for the…

How to: VIM for Windows – What do I type to save and exit from a file?

VIM for Windows – What do I type to save and exit from a file?

Using WinXP I accidentally typed git commit -a instead of git commit -am "My commit message", and now I’m viewing my CMD prompt filled with the file version of my commit message (“Please enter the commit message for your…”). I’ve added my message to the top, but now I can’t figure out how to save and leave. I tried to press CTRL + W…

Fixed git: Your branch is Ahead by X commits #dev #it #asnwer

git: Your branch is Ahead by X commits

How does this actually come about?

I am working in one repo by myself at the moment, so this is my workflow:

1- change files 2- commit 3- repeat 1-2 until satisfied 4- push to master

Then when I do a git status it tells me that my branch is ahead by X commits(presumably the same number of commits that I have made). Is it because when you push the code it…

How to: git commit –amend –use-existing-message? (no editor interaction)

git commit amend use-existing-message? (no editor interaction)

Is there a way to amend a commit without vi (or your $EDITOR) popping up with the option to modify your commit message, but simply reusing the previous message?

Answer: git commit amend use-existing-message? (no editor interaction)

git commit -C HEAD amend will do what you want. The -C option takes the metadata from another commit.

A…

Fixed Remove files from Git commit #dev #it #asnwer

Remove files from Git commit

I am using Git and I have committed few files using

git commit -a

Later, I found that a file had mistakenly been added to the commit.

How can I remove a file from the last commit?

Answer: Remove files from Git commit

ATTENTION! If you only want to remove a file from your previous commit, and keep it on disk, read juzzlin’s answer.

If this is your last commit and…

How to: How to cancel a local git commit

How to cancel a local git commit

My issue is I have changed a file eg: README, added a new line ‘this for my testing line‘ and saved the file, then I issued the following commands

git status # On branch master # Changed but not updated: # (use "git add ..." to update what will be committed) # (use "git checkout ..." to discard changes in working directory) # # modified: README # no changes added…