安装

其他安装命令

macOS

Homebrew已验证 · 100%

brew install bfg

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPorts已验证 · 94%

sudo port install bfg

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

Windows

Scoop已验证 · 92%

scoop install main/bfg

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

概览

软件包摘要

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

项目链接

命令和别名

bfg

历史

项目历史与用法

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.

项目历史

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.

采用历史

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.

使用方式

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.

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

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.

时间线

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.

来源

安全态势

风险级别：绿色

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

风险分类器

绿色风险 · 低置信度 · appliance

原因

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

信号

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

安装行为

formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 1 个平台目标。
安装时包含 1 个运行时依赖。

建议审查

在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。

可执行文件

已安装的可执行文件

命令	类型	暴露范围	备注
`bfg`	cli	全局可执行文件

新鲜度

版本和新鲜度

这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。

页面生成时间2026-07-25

管理器版本1.15.0

管理器更新时间

本地数据OK

上游not checked

信息No package-manager update timestamp was available.低置信度
信息Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/none 置信度

安装元数据

软件包元数据

软件包键	brew:bfg
版本	1.15.0
软件包管理器	Homebrew
软件包管理器页面	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bfg
主页	https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/
仓库	https://github.com/rtyley/bfg-repo-cleaner
上游文档	https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner
许可证	GPL-3.0-or-later
源码归档	https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=com/madgag/bfg/1.15.0/bfg-1.15.0.jar
依赖	openjdk
Bottle	可用 (于 all)
Homebrew post-install	未定义
服务	未声明

注册表事实

源数据库详情

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

源数据库匹配

其他软件包管理器记录

匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。

MacPorts95%

bfg

sudo port install bfg

normalized package name match
匹配方式：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
匹配方式：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

软件包图谱

链接来自本地软件包关系图、补充数据、依赖边、生态匹配和软件包 hub 归属。

来源线索

由仓库数据生成

此页面由 av-web 从 scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py 生成的私有软件包 SQLite 工件提供。

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/bfg.yml

使用的来源

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

使用 Homebrew, MacPorts, scoop 安装 bfg