git filter-repo

A versatile tool for rewriting Git history. See also: bfg. More information: https://github.com/newren/git-filter-repo.

• Replace a sensitive string in all files:

git filter-repo --replace-text <(echo '{{find}}==>{{replacement}}')

• Extract a single folder, keeping history:

git filter-repo --path {{path/to/folder}}

• Remove a single folder, keeping history:

git filter-repo --path {{path/to/folder}} --invert-paths

• Move everything from sub-folder one level up:

git filter-repo --path-rename {{path/to/folder/:}}