Git · Senior · Question 13 of 76

Why is `git filter-branch` discouraged today?

1It was removed from Git entirely in version 2.0
✓Correct answer: It's slow and error-prone; filter-repo is advised
3It only works on repositories that have no tags

Explanation

Git's own documentation warns about it. filter-repo is far faster and has safer defaults, for example for removing large files or paths.

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