TL;DR: Learn how to remove files from git commits, whether staged, recent, or deep in history, to eliminate exposed secrets and sensitive data. This guide covers safe removal techniques, advanced history rewriting with git-filter-repo, and critical security steps like credential revocation. Understand the risks of incomplete cleanup and why automated secrets detection and pre-commit scanning are essential for robust codebase security. Learn how to safely remove confidential information from your git repository. Whether you need to excise an entire file or edit a file without removing it, this tutorial will guide you through the process. Plus, get tips on preventing future headaches with GitGuardian! Table of contents You know that adding secrets to your git repository (even a private one) is a bad idea, because doing so risks exposing confidential information to the world . But mistakes were made, and now you need to figure out how to excise confidential information from your repo.…