Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install bfg

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%

sudo port install bfg

MacPorts ports tree · java/bfg/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverifiziert · 92%

scoop install main/bfg

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/bfg.json · Quelle: api.github.com

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Remove large files or passwords from Git history like git-filter-branch

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

bfg

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

BFG Repo-Cleaner is a Scala/JVM command-line tool for removing large files, passwords, credentials, and other unwanted blobs from Git history. Its official positioning is as a simpler and much faster alternative to git-filter-branch for cleansing bad data from repositories.

Projektgeschichte

The official GitHub repository was created in December 2012. BFG's README and project site center on two core repository-cleaning jobs: stripping large blobs and replacing sensitive text across history.

Release history shows BFG maturing through the 2010s, including Git LFS support in v1.12.5 in 2015, Java 8 and Scala 2.12 support in v1.13.0 in 2018, Scala 2.13 in v1.14.0 in 2021, and v1.15.0 in January 2025.

Adoptionsgeschichte

BFG became widely known because git-filter-branch was powerful but slow and difficult to use for common cleanup jobs. BFG narrowed the problem to the operations teams most often needed after accidentally committing giant artifacts or secrets, then packaged that workflow as a standalone executable.

The input records Homebrew, MacPorts, and Scoop packaging, matching BFG's cross-platform appeal: it is a Java-based tool that can be used from macOS, Linux, or Windows when a Git repository needs emergency cleanup.

Wie es verwendet wird

Typical usage is on a mirror clone or bare repository, with commands such as stripping blobs above a size threshold or replacing text listed in a file. After BFG rewrites the repository objects, users still need the normal Git cleanup and force-push workflow expected after history rewriting.

Because it rewrites repository history, BFG is used deliberately: it is most valuable when a repository has already leaked bulky files or secrets and the team needs a repeatable cleanup tool rather than manual filter-branch scripting.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

BFG is package-nerd significant because it turned one of Git administration's ugliest chores into a memorable, packaged CLI. Before git-filter-repo became the modern upstream-recommended tool, BFG was the package many developers reached for when Git history got polluted.

Its design is a good example of a focused package beating a built-in general-purpose tool for a painful workflow: fewer knobs, better defaults for common cleanup cases, and performance claims strong enough to become part of the project's identity.

Zeitleiste

2012: Official repository created in December.
2015: v1.12.5 added Git LFS support.
2018: v1.13.0 moved to Scala 2.12 and Java 8.
2021: v1.14.0 updated to Scala 2.13.
2025: v1.15.0 released in January.

Related projects

Related projects include git-filter-branch, git-filter-repo, git lfs migrate, and secret-scanning tools such as Gitleaks or TruffleHog that may detect the problem before BFG is needed.

Quellen

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: grün

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risikoklassifikator

grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance

Warum

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signale

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Installationsverhalten

In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 1 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Installiert mit 1 Laufzeitabhängigkeiten.

Empfohlene Prüfung

Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.

Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit	Hinweis
`bfg`	cli	globales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.

Seite generiert2026-07-25

Manager-Version1.15.0

Manager aktualisiert

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamnot checked

neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/

InfoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.niedrig Konfidenz
InfoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/none Konfidenz

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:bfg
Version	1.15.0
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bfg
Homepage	https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/
Repository	https://github.com/rtyley/bfg-repo-cleaner
Upstream-Dokumentation	https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner
Lizenz	GPL-3.0-or-later
Quellarchiv	https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=com/madgag/bfg/1.15.0/bfg-1.15.0.jar
Abhängigkeiten	openjdk
Bottle	verfügbar (auf all)
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	bfg
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

Source-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.

MacPorts95%

bfg

sudo port install bfg

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Bfg

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: java/bfg/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/bfg

scoop install main/bfg

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Bfg

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/bfg.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Paketgraph

Links stammen aus dem lokalen Paketbeziehungsgraph, Ergänzungen, Abhängigkeitskanten, Ecosystem-Matches und Paket-Hub-Mitgliedschaft.

Quellspur

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Diese Seite wird von av-web aus dem privaten Paket-SQLite-Artefakt bereitgestellt, das scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py erstellt.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/bfg.yml

Verwendete Quellen

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

bfg mit Homebrew, MacPorts, scoop installieren