Remove binary files from git history

[cschol]

Here is what you should need to do (be sure to keep a backup of your repository around):

1. Get bfg repo cleaner

cd /tmp
wget http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/madgag/bfg/1.13.0/bfg-1.13.0.jar

2. Clone a mirror of your repository to /tmp

cd /tmp
git clone --mirror https://github.com/chrisbeckstrom/Beckstrom_Research_Rack.git

3. Clean offending files from repository

java -jar /tmp/bfg-1.13.0.jar --delete-files '*.{d,o,dylib,so}' --delete-folders 'build' Beckstrom_Research_Rack.git
cd Beckstrom_Research_Rack.git
git reflog expire --expire=now --all && git gc --prune=now --aggressive

4. Push changes to your repository

cd /tmp
git clone Beckstrom_Research_Rack.git Beckstrom_Research_cleaned
cd Beckstrom_Research_cleaned
git push origin master --force

[chrisbeckstrom]

thanks for the detailed breakdown @cschol !! I super appreciate it. I'm new to most of this, thanks for the help. I'll follow those steps to clean things up!

[cschol]

You're welcome. Let me know if you need any more help. Excited to try your plugin!