Re: Deleting first commits; maintaining last commits

> > My Git repository on GitHub <https://github.com/espindula/br-blfs> has
> > about 23,500 commits. However, there are several old (before Feb, 28
> > 2022) commits I would like to delete and maintain the newer ones
> > (after Feb, 28 2022). So, Is there any Git command (or combined
> > commands) I could use?
> 
> No, Git doesn't offer such a thing.  Due to the use of cryptographic
> hashes used, it would be impossible to verify the integrity of the
> repository if it could just be truncated like that.  In addition, the
> goal of Git as a version control system is to track history, not to
> destroy it.
> 
> However, if the concern is size and not something else (like removing
> personal information), then you could use a shallow clone to just
> download a certain number of revisions and work on that.  The full
> history would remain on the server, and you could still push newer
> changes, but the size on your local machine would be smaller.  If you
> need more history, you could use a partial clone instead if you're
> willing to be online to work.