remove file from git history
$ git filter-branch --force --index-filter 'git rm --cached --ignore-unmatch <file path>' --prune-empty --tag-name-filter cat -- --all
$ git push -u origin master --force
$ rm -rf .git/refs/original
$ git reflog expire --expire=now --all
$ git gc --prune=now
$ git gc --aggressive --prune=now
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