Post #2704247
2026-02-28 23:51 UTC
@nerdnz@cloudisland.nz Cool!...oh you recommend filter-repo
Careful with filter-repo
It tries to trash your repository and then remove all the safety backups.
That's why it's so adamant about "run it on a fresh clone!!!!!!!!!!!!". What if there IS no fresh clone? What if there is no remote? Then it falls over horribly, and leaves you with a broken project.
filter-branch is better.
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@IceWolf@masto.brightfur.net 2026-02-28 23:51
@nerdnz@cloudisland.nz At least, it used to do that back when we tried it a couple years ago. I immediately swore it off and started using FILTER_BRANCH_SQUELCH_WARNING=1 instead.