Delete the files from your history repository

deleteLargestFilesFromRepository.sh

#!/bin/sh
# 
# This script uses bfg-repo-cleaner
# https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner
#
# Delete the files from your history repository
# The deleted files are listed in the $folder/deletedList.txt file
# You must run the getLargestFilesListFromRepository.sh script file before
#

folder="./cleanedFiles"
# Your bfg-repo-cleaner path
# You have to use the full path, don't use ~
bfg="/home/fred/develop/application/bfg-repo-cleaner/bfg-1.12.12.jar"

if [ ! -e $folder ];
then
    echo "Error : cleanedFiles folder not found" 
    echo "You must run the script to get the largest files list before"
    exit 1
fi

# File lines number
fileLinesNumber=$(wc -l < "$folder/deletedList.txt")

while read line; do
    path=$(echo $line | awk '{ print $3 }')
    fileName=$(basename $path)
    echo "****************************************************"
    echo "Processing file : $fileName"
    echo "Remaining files : $fileLinesNumber"
    echo "****************************************************"
    java -jar $bfg --delete-files $fileName

    fileLinesNumber=$((fileLinesNumber - 1))
done < $folder/deletedList.txt

echo "****************************************************"
echo "****************************************************"
git reflog expire --expire=now --all && git gc --prune=now

# repository check up
echo "****************************************************"
echo "****************************************************"
git fsck --full