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Redacting GIT repo's

So, you have committed a sin of checking in data/passwords/secrets and tokens. How do you remove them from the git log. There are several tools available you can use, and I'm going to show a quick example of using BFG. Note: Do not fork the repo

Mirroring a GIT repo

There are some issues with forking a repo, if you want to fork a repo and matain all the details, here's how to do this. Note: i have copied directions from https://aaronsaray.com/2021/mirror-git-repository/ git clone --mirror git@github.com:OwnerName/RepoName.git cd RepoName.git

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