Re: Purging old history

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On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 12:25 AM, John M. Dlugosz
<ngnr63q02@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Is there a simple way to delete old commits, say beyond a certain age,
> before putting it on the server?  The ancient stuff is not relevant and
> there are a lot of binaries.  Some users may have trouble with an extensive
> download when syncing the first time.

You may also choose to absolve the old commits of past sins (binaries
and secrets) while keeping them in the history.  See 'git help
filter-branch' for the manual and some pertinent examples.

Phil
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