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RE: Best way to "un-version control" a file?

From: Bob Archer <Bob.Archer_at_amsi.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:42:04 -0400

> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 11:18 PM, Daniel Shahaf
> <d.s_at_daniel.shahaf.name> wrote:
> > Les Mikesell wrote on Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 12:27:40 -0500:
> >> Am I wrong in thinking that similar accidents happen to everyone
> >> eventually and that a feature to fix them would be desirable?
> >
> > Yes, the feature has its use case.  And if you'd like to see it
> > implemented yesterday, that's cool.  Just don't assume that
> everyone
> > thinks the same way please.
>
> Can you actually name anyone who thinks it's not a useful, or
> potentially useful feature? Anyone?
>
> I'm afraid my C++ and FSFS familiarity is not up to the task of
> unfolding and decompiling individual commits and re-assembling them
> to
> to scrub such inappropriate content. I wish it was.

As a users I think this would be useful... but I would not put it at the top of my wish list. If I "really" need to get something out of the repo it is possible with dumpfilter.

BOb
 
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