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| ### GIt prem delete a file | |
| git filter-branch -f --index-filter "git rm -rf --cached --ignore-unmatch FOLDERNAME" -- --all | |
| rm -rf .git/refs/original/ | |
| ### prune entries older than the specified time | |
| git reflog expire --expire=now --all | |
| ### Cleanup unnecessary files and optimize the local repository; prune object older than now | |
| git gc --prune=now | |
| ### | |
| git gc --aggressive --prune=now |
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