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When [https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Rewriting-History rewriting history in your git project], If an interactive git rebase using 'edit' or 'reword' doesn't suffice for your use-case, you are probably looking for a higher-level tool. | When [https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Rewriting-History rewriting history in your git project], If an interactive git rebase using 'edit' or 'reword' doesn't suffice for your use-case, you are probably looking for a higher-level tool. | ||
To make subtle changes, or even large changes on a whole series of commits in a git repository, [https://github.com/newren/git-filter-repo/ <code>git filter-repo</code>](Python) is that tool. The git maintainers themselves do '''NOT''' recommend using <code>git filter-branch</code> - which is slow and painful and prone to problems. Consult the '''Git Filter Repo''' [https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/newren/git-filter-repo/blob/docs/html/git-filter-repo.html User Manual] for examples.{{References}} | To make subtle changes, or even large changes on a whole series of commits in a git repository, [https://github.com/newren/git-filter-repo/ <code>git filter-repo</code>](Python) is that tool. The git maintainers themselves do '''NOT''' recommend using <code>git filter-branch</code> - which is slow and painful and prone to problems. Consult the '''Git Filter Repo''' [https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/newren/git-filter-repo/blob/docs/html/git-filter-repo.html User Manual] for examples. | ||
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