# fatal: bad revision 'git rm -r --ignore-unmatch -- folder' 5 messages from 2017-01-17 to 2017-01-20. Participants: jean-christophe manciot, Jeff King. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/44898 ## jean-christophe manciot, 2017-01-17 15:30 Subject: fatal: bad revision 'git rm -r --ignore-unmatch -- folder' Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAKcFC3aqjLNUNKPDZ08rO_SBkY84uvHBerCxnSchAe8rH0dnMg%40mail.gmail.com ``` Hi there, I'm trying to purge a complete folder and its files from the repository history with: git-Games# git filter-branch 'git rm -r --ignore-unmatch -- Ubuntu/16.04/' --tag-name-filter cat -- --all HEAD fatal: bad revision 'git rm -r --ignore-unmatch -- Ubuntu/16.04/' git does not find the folder although it's there: git-Games# ll Ubuntu/16.04/ total 150316 drwxr-x--- 2 actionmystique actionmystique 4096 Nov 19 13:40 ./ drwxr-x--- 4 actionmystique actionmystique 4096 Oct 30 14:02 ../ -rwxr-x--- 1 actionmystique actionmystique 2190394 May 9 2016 residualvm_0.3.0~git-1_amd64.deb* ... -rw-r--r-- 1 actionmystique actionmystique 67382492 Oct 13 09:15 scummvm-dbgsym_1.9.0_amd64.deb What is going on? -- Jean-Christophe ``` ## Jeff King, 2017-01-17 15:38 Subject: Re: fatal: bad revision 'git rm -r --ignore-unmatch -- folder' Message-ID: <20170117153807.g4dlv5glfnvc3zc6@sigill.intra.peff.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20170117153807.g4dlv5glfnvc3zc6%40sigill.intra.peff.net In-Reply-To: ``` On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 04:30:48PM +0100, jean-christophe manciot wrote: > I'm trying to purge a complete folder and its files from the > repository history with: > > git-Games# git filter-branch 'git rm -r --ignore-unmatch -- > Ubuntu/16.04/' --tag-name-filter cat -- --all HEAD > fatal: bad revision 'git rm -r --ignore-unmatch -- Ubuntu/16.04/' Did you forget "--tree-filter" or "--index-filter" before the "git rm" parameter? Without an option it will be interpreted as a refname, which it obviously isn't. -Peff ``` ## jean-christophe manciot, 2017-01-19 08:32 Subject: Re: fatal: bad revision 'git rm -r --ignore-unmatch -- folder' Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAKcFC3ZN%2B%3Do_2t4AawCE0c4Tw%2Bt_XJKTHtEq9d7bv-ht5euPbw%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` In case you were wondering whether these files were tracked or not: git-Games# git ls-files Ubuntu/16.04 Ubuntu/16.04/residualvm_0.3.0~git-1_amd64.deb Ubuntu/16.04/scummvm-data_1.8.0_all.deb Ubuntu/16.04/scummvm-data_1.9.0_all.deb Ubuntu/16.04/scummvm-dbgsym_1.8.2~git20160821.bad86050_amd64.deb Ubuntu/16.04/scummvm-dbgsym_1.9.0_amd64.deb Ubuntu/16.04/scummvm_1.8.0_amd64.deb Ubuntu/16.04/scummvm_1.9.0_amd64.deb On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 4:30 PM, jean-christophe manciot wrote: > Hi there, > > I'm trying to purge a complete folder and its files from the > repository history with: > > git-Games# git filter-branch 'git rm -r --ignore-unmatch -- > Ubuntu/16.04/' --tag-name-filter cat -- --all HEAD > fatal: bad revision 'git rm -r --ignore-unmatch -- Ubuntu/16.04/' > > git does not find the folder although it's there: > > git-Games# ll Ubuntu/16.04/ > total 150316 > drwxr-x--- 2 actionmystique actionmystique 4096 Nov 19 13:40 ./ > drwxr-x--- 4 actionmystique actionmystique 4096 Oct 30 14:02 ../ > -rwxr-x--- 1 actionmystique actionmystique 2190394 May 9 2016 > residualvm_0.3.0~git-1_amd64.deb* > ... > -rw-r--r-- 1 actionmystique actionmystique 67382492 Oct 13 09:15 > scummvm-dbgsym_1.9.0_amd64.deb > > What is going on? > > -- > Jean-Christophe -- Jean-Christophe ``` ## jean-christophe manciot, 2017-01-19 08:42 Subject: Re: fatal: bad revision 'git rm -r --ignore-unmatch -- folder' Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAKcFC3aHZP5-MJaNj4vv_qBwY3xNRodYnfw0P-G-Q%2BXfaRf%3DCw%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` Also some context information: Ubuntu 16.10 4.8 git 2.11.0 On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 9:32 AM, jean-christophe manciot wrote: > In case you were wondering whether these files were tracked or not: > > git-Games# git ls-files Ubuntu/16.04 > Ubuntu/16.04/residualvm_0.3.0~git-1_amd64.deb > Ubuntu/16.04/scummvm-data_1.8.0_all.deb > Ubuntu/16.04/scummvm-data_1.9.0_all.deb > Ubuntu/16.04/scummvm-dbgsym_1.8.2~git20160821.bad86050_amd64.deb > Ubuntu/16.04/scummvm-dbgsym_1.9.0_amd64.deb > Ubuntu/16.04/scummvm_1.8.0_amd64.deb > Ubuntu/16.04/scummvm_1.9.0_amd64.deb > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 4:30 PM, jean-christophe manciot > wrote: >> Hi there, >> >> I'm trying to purge a complete folder and its files from the >> repository history with: >> >> git-Games# git filter-branch 'git rm -r --ignore-unmatch -- >> Ubuntu/16.04/' --tag-name-filter cat -- --all HEAD >> fatal: bad revision 'git rm -r --ignore-unmatch -- Ubuntu/16.04/' >> >> git does not find the folder although it's there: >> >> git-Games# ll Ubuntu/16.04/ >> total 150316 >> drwxr-x--- 2 actionmystique actionmystique 4096 Nov 19 13:40 ./ >> drwxr-x--- 4 actionmystique actionmystique 4096 Oct 30 14:02 ../ >> -rwxr-x--- 1 actionmystique actionmystique 2190394 May 9 2016 >> residualvm_0.3.0~git-1_amd64.deb* >> ... >> -rw-r--r-- 1 actionmystique actionmystique 67382492 Oct 13 09:15 >> scummvm-dbgsym_1.9.0_amd64.deb >> >> What is going on? >> >> -- >> Jean-Christophe > > > > -- > Jean-Christophe -- Jean-Christophe ``` ## jean-christophe manciot, 2017-01-20 15:24 Subject: Re: fatal: bad revision 'git rm -r --ignore-unmatch -- folder' Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAKcFC3YZMA7AP%2B9d5nuUfeAjyu67cRT%3DdjVh5Znh%3DGj-Gr6UWg%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` I've finally found the correct command after some significant research: git filter-branch --tag-name-filter cat --index-filter "git rm -r --cached --ignore-unmatch ${file_path}/${file_name}" --prune-empty --force -- --all On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 4:23 PM, jean-christophe manciot wrote: > I've finally found the correct command after some significant research: > git filter-branch --tag-name-filter cat --index-filter "git rm -r --cached > --ignore-unmatch ${file_path}/${file_name}" --prune-empty --force -- --all > > On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 9:42 AM, jean-christophe manciot > wrote: >> >> Also some context information: >> Ubuntu 16.10 4.8 >> git 2.11.0 >> >> On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 9:32 AM, jean-christophe manciot >> wrote: >> > In case you were wondering whether these files were tracked or not: >> > >> > git-Games# git ls-files Ubuntu/16.04 >> > Ubuntu/16.04/residualvm_0.3.0~git-1_amd64.deb >> > Ubuntu/16.04/scummvm-data_1.8.0_all.deb >> > Ubuntu/16.04/scummvm-data_1.9.0_all.deb >> > Ubuntu/16.04/scummvm-dbgsym_1.8.2~git20160821.bad86050_amd64.deb >> > Ubuntu/16.04/scummvm-dbgsym_1.9.0_amd64.deb >> > Ubuntu/16.04/scummvm_1.8.0_amd64.deb >> > Ubuntu/16.04/scummvm_1.9.0_amd64.deb >> > >> > On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 4:30 PM, jean-christophe manciot >> > wrote: >> >> Hi there, >> >> >> >> I'm trying to purge a complete folder and its files from the >> >> repository history with: >> >> >> >> git-Games# git filter-branch 'git rm -r --ignore-unmatch -- >> >> Ubuntu/16.04/' --tag-name-filter cat -- --all HEAD >> >> fatal: bad revision 'git rm -r --ignore-unmatch -- Ubuntu/16.04/' >> >> >> >> git does not find the folder although it's there: >> >> >> >> git-Games# ll Ubuntu/16.04/ >> >> total 150316 >> >> drwxr-x--- 2 actionmystique actionmystique 4096 Nov 19 13:40 ./ >> >> drwxr-x--- 4 actionmystique actionmystique 4096 Oct 30 14:02 ../ >> >> -rwxr-x--- 1 actionmystique actionmystique 2190394 May 9 2016 >> >> residualvm_0.3.0~git-1_amd64.deb* >> >> ... >> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 actionmystique actionmystique 67382492 Oct 13 09:15 >> >> scummvm-dbgsym_1.9.0_amd64.deb >> >> >> >> What is going on? >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Jean-Christophe >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Jean-Christophe >> >> >> >> -- >> Jean-Christophe > > > > > -- > Jean-Christophe -- Jean-Christophe ```