git-filter-branch --index-filter 'git-update-index --force-remove --remove -g bilder bilder3' master trunk Rewrite a7a8f2fc263256c98ed5220e7467d34584c8c6ac (58/58) Ref 'refs/heads/master' was rewritten Ref 'refs/remotes/trunk' was rewritten These refs were rewritten: fatal: Not a git repository: '/rep/akspiele/.git-rewrite/t/../../.git' The manual page, however, claims: git-filter-branch [--env-filter <command>] [--tree-filter <command>] [--index-filter <command>] [--parent-filter <command>] [--msg-filter <command>] [--commit-filter <command>] [--tag-name-filter <command>] [--subdirectory-filter <directory>] [-d <directory>] <new-branch-name> [<rev-list options>...] <new-branch-name> apparently is completely ignored: specifying a non-existing branch will not work. In the examples, it claims: git filter-branch --index-filter 'git update-index --remove filename' newbranch Now, you will get the rewritten history saved in the branch newbranch (your current branch is left untouched). This is again wrong: one needs to write "-g" at very least, or it will not bother removing a file that is not present in the working dir. Could someone please pass this on to Dscho? He has me in his killfile. -- David Kastrup - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
