albertodebortoli · July 4, 2020 16:53
diff --git a/gistfile1.txt b/gistfile1.txt
 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41953300/how-to-delete-the-old-git-history

 git checkout --orphan temp <f>      # checkout to the status of the git repo at commit f; creating a branch named "temp"
 git commit -m "new root commit"     # create a new commit that is to be the new root commit
 git rebase --onto temp <f> master   # now rebase the part of history from <f> to master onthe temp branch
 git branch -D temp                  # we don't need the temp branch anymore
	https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41953300/how-to-delete-the-old-git-history

	git checkout --orphan temp <f> # checkout to the status of the git repo at commit f; creating a branch named "temp"
	git commit -m "new root commit" # create a new commit that is to be the new root commit
	git rebase --onto temp <f> master # now rebase the part of history from <f> to master onthe temp branch
	git branch -D temp # we don't need the temp branch anymore