tldr/pages/common/git-filter-branch.md

git filter-branch

Change branch history, like removing files. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-filter-branch.

• Remove a file from all commits:

git filter-branch --tree-filter 'rm {{[-f|--force]}} {{file}}' HEAD

• Update author email:

git filter-branch --env-filter 'GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL={{new_email}}' HEAD

• Delete a folder from history:

git filter-branch --tree-filter 'rm {{[-rf|--recursive --force]}} {{folder}}' HEAD