From: Shantanu Pavgi Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:10:54 GMT Subject: Re: removing files from history but not filesystem Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <218bf1d3b2bf197a5f56d542c6a91960.squirrel@mail.localhost.li> On Jun 28, 2011, at 2:04 AM, Christof Krüger wrote: > Hi, > >> $ git filter-branch --index-filter 'git rm --cached --ignore-unmatch >> */one.txt' HEAD > > The following should work: > > git branch temp > git filter-branch --index-filter 'git rm --cached --ignore-unmatch foo' temp > git reset temp > > This creates branch "temp" pointing to the same commit as "master". > Then you filter-branch the "temp" branch. This leaves file "foo" in your > working directory intact, as your current branch is actually "master". The > third step resets your current "branch" to the commit pointed by the > rewritten branch "temp". The default for git reset is --mixed which > according to the man page leaves the working tree alone. > Thanks for the reply Chris. It worked for me. I am not following last command "git reset " though. I have used SHA1 commit object names in 'git reset' command, but I am not sure how is using branch name here. Is it because branch is a commit pointer in the git history? Also, how do I specify rev-list HEAD-1 so that 'git rm' will be run on all commits excepts latest commit? Following didn't work for me, so I guess I am not following syntax here. {{{ $ git filter-branch --index-filter 'git rm --cached --ignore-unmatch apple' HEAD~1 Which ref do you want to rewrite? }}} Any help? -- Thanks, Shantanu.