Clean your git repo with BFG Repo-Cleaner post
Use case : delete the medias
from my git repo that contains huge files.
Download bgf.jar from https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/
git clone --mirror https://git.mycompany.com/myrepo.git
java -jar ../bfg-1.13.0.jar --delete-folders medias myrepo.git
cd myrepo.git
git reflog expire --expire=now --all && git gc --prune=now --aggressive
git push
Size 400Mo -> 30 Mo
Categories: linux, linux basics