jverweijL/remove sensitive info from GIT.md

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Remove sensitive info from remote git repo.

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remove sensitive info from GIT.md

Copy the file you want to remove in case you just need to remove just something like APIKEY or PASSWORD entry.

git filter-branch --force --index-filter \
"git rm --cached --ignore-unmatch INSERT_PATH_TO_FILE_HERE" \
--prune-empty --tag-name-filter cat -- --all

Next push changes.

git push origin --force --all

If needed you can restore the backup of the file you just removed and make sure sensitive information is removed before you add it again to remote repo.