git filter-branch --force --index-filter \
'git rm --cached --ignore-unmatch PATH-TO-YOUR-FILE-WITH-SENSITIVE-DATA' \
--prune-empty --tag-name-filter cat -- --all
Add your file with sensitive data to .gitignore to ensure that you don't accidentally commit it again.
echo "YOUR-FILE-WITH-SE...
BFG Repo cleaner is an alternative to git filter-branch. It can be used to remove sensitive data or large files that were committed wrongly like binaries compiled from the source. It is written in Scala.
Project website: BFG Repo Cleaner
Requirements
The Java Runtime Environment (Java 7 or above ...
