I committed a file that contained a password - some time ago. How do I get rid of it in every commit?

[jeffsilverm]

This happened to me, and I did eventually deal with it.

I came across Git How-to: Remove your password from a repository by David Verhasselt.

I recommend you contact David and ask him if you can use it. Or I can contact him and ask on your behalf, as you prefer.

/Jeff

[mdavis-xyz]

I have the same use case, for a very large file. I want to completely erase it from my repo's history.

[MattJenko]

If I can find it, there's a way to list the largest objects in a repo so they can be deleted. Assuming it's a code repo and large objects are typically binaries.

[MattJenko]

Also this is only a solution if the repo has not yet been made public. The minute more than one person has a copy, that key/password is compromised.