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Created January 18, 2021 21:36
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remove env file from git history
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remove env file from git
echo '.env' >> .gitignore
git rm -r --cached .env
git add .gitignore
git commit -m 'untracking .env'
git push origin master
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paul-vd commented Jan 18, 2021

remove from history:

git filter-branch --index-filter "git rm -rf --cached --ignore-unmatch .env" HEAD
git push --force

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