Remove file(s) from git history

remove-from-git-history.sh

#!/bin/bash -eu

git filter-branch --force --index-filter \
  'git rm --cached --ignore-unmatch src/images/my_large_photos_*.jpg' \
  --prune-empty --tag-name-filter cat -- --all

git for-each-ref --format='delete %(refname)' refs/original | git update-ref --stdin

git reflog expire --expire=now --all

git gc --prune=now --aggressive

# when all this is done, verify that everything looks good and run git push -f
# be sure to back up your repo beforehand!