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removing a commit from a branch

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GBGergely Buday <gbuday@gmail.com>
Date
May 4, 2011, 08:35 UTC
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Hi there,

I have a problematic commit in a series of commits on a branch. It contains adding a large binary file, which I would like to avoid to push to our main repository. How can I remove that from the series of commits? A command-line solution, please, if possible.

Cheers
- Gergely
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  6. Sorry, completely off-topic. I've a mailer problem (was: Re: removing a commit from a branch)Dirk Süsserott, May 4, 2011
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