does this in the '.git-rewrite/' directory but you can override
that choice by this parameter.
--f\|--force::
+-f|--force::
`git filter-branch` refuses to start with an existing temporary
directory or when there are already refs starting with
'refs/original/', unless forced.
git filter-branch --index-filter 'git update-index --remove filename' HEAD
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-Now, you will get the rewritten history saved in the branch 'newbranch'
-(your current branch is left untouched).
+Now, you will get the rewritten history saved in HEAD.
To set a commit (which typically is at the tip of another
history) to be the parent of the current initial commit, in
fi' HEAD
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-Note that the changes introduced by the commits, and not reverted by
-subsequent commits, will still be in the rewritten branch. If you want
-to throw out _changes_ together with the commits, you should use the
-interactive mode of gitlink:git-rebase[1].
-
-The function 'skip_commits' is defined as follows:
+The function 'skip_commit' is defined as follows:
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skip_commit()