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Question about removing old objects

From
John Wiegley <jwiegley@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 21, 2007, 22:55 UTC
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<A2948362-ADC0-4F86-92BB-D942E9EF0AAC@gmail.com>

Hello, I am thinking of using git to track my home directory. However, rather than keeping old history around forever, I'd like to physically remove old objects after X days -- in essence, causing the repository to appear as if it had begun life X days ago. Is there a git command to do this?

Thanks, John
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  1. John WiegleyApr 21, 2007
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