📅 2023-08-17 — Session: Resolved Git large file issues with interactive rebase
🕒 20:00–20:30
🏷️ Labels: Git, Version Control, File Management, Interactive Rebase
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The session aimed to address and resolve issues related to large files in Git commit history, ensuring compliance with GitHub’s file size constraints.
Key Activities
- Removing Large Files: Followed a guide to remove large files from Git commits and amend them using Git LFS for tracking.
- Resetting Files: Executed Git commands to reset and checkout files in the
notebooksdirectory. - Understanding Git Operations: Reflected on Git object enumeration during push operations and methods to verify the removal of large files from history.
- Managing Large Files: Implemented strategies to manage large files in commit history, including squashing commits and using interactive rebase.
- Resolving Issues Post-Rebase: Addressed large file issues after rebase, ensuring compliance with GitHub’s size limits.
Achievements
- Successfully removed large files from Git commit history and verified their removal.
- Squashed multiple commits into a single commit using interactive rebase.
- Ensured the repository complies with GitHub’s file size constraints.
Pending Tasks
- Monitor the repository for any further large file issues and apply similar strategies if needed.