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Remove large files: clean up wording

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Dustin Freeman 2018-11-06 17:10:56 -05:00
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@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ With bfg the files that exist on your latest commit will not be affected. For ex
Note, if you renamed your file as part of a commit, e.g. if it started as `LargeFileFirstName.mp4` and a commit changed it to `LargeFileSecondName.mp4`, running `java -jar ~/Downloads/bfg.jar --delete-files LargeFileSecondName.mp4` will not remove it from git history. Either run the `--delete-files` command with both filenames, or with a matching pattern. As explained above, any files present in the repo on your latest commit will be safe.
Once you have removed your desired files, test carefully that you haven't broken anything in your repo - if you have, you can re-clone the origin from the server to start over.
Once you have removed your desired files, test carefully that you haven't broken anything in your repo - if you have, it is easiest to re-clone your repo to start over.
To finish, optionally use git garbage collection to minimize your local .git folder size, and then force push.
```sh
(master)$ git reflog expire --expire=now --all && git gc --prune=now --aggressive
@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ Since you just rewrote the entire git repo history, the `git push` operation may
(master)$ git push --force
```
If this does not work, you will need to manually push the repo history in chunks of commits. In the command below, try increasing the `<number>` until the push operation succeeds.
If this does not work, you will need to manually push the repo history in chunks of commits. In the command below, try increasing `<number>` until the push operation succeeds.
```sh
(master)$ git push -u origin HEAD~<number>:refs/head/master --force
```