Remove / cut off Git's revision / commit history
Assuming master
is at commit F
:
# create a new branch with D's content
$ git checkout --orphan temp <d-sha1>
$ git commit
# rebase everything else onto the temp branch
$ git rebase --onto temp <d-sha1> master
# clean up
$ git checkout master
$ git branch -d temp
If you want to completely remove the old loose objects (A
, B
, & C
), first make sure you have exactly what you want. This cannot be undone. Once you have confirmed it's what you want, run:
$ git reflog expire --expire=now --all
$ git gc --prune=now
Github has a good article about removing sensitive data (so the commits you want too):
Remove Sensitive Data from Git