Use the BFG Repo-Cleaner, a simpler, faster alternative to git-filter-branch specifically designed for removing unwanted files from Git history. Carefully follow the usage instructions, the core part is just this: $ java -jar bfg.jar –strip-blobs-bigger-than 100M my-repo.git Any files over 100MB in size (that aren’t in your latest commit) will be removed from your Git … Read more
How can I make Git “forget” about a file that was tracked, but is now in .gitignore?
Create a repo on Github, then using the command line cd /path/to/your/repo git remote set-url origin <github URL> git pull origin master git push -u origin master Basically you’re changing the default origin remote URL to point to the Github one.
The default is true. I can’t find any documentation for this, but it is. The option false is for when you have configured your repo, your branch or your system to always rebase when pulling. The other options are explained in the docs.