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Clarify "removing secrets from previous commits" section #35235
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@lacymorrow - thanks so much for spotting these inaccuracies and omissions ✨
Made a minor change to do with wording that I am going to apply.
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LGTM
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Thanks folks! I ran into the issue again today 😅 |
What do you mean @lacymorrow? Your updates are in the docs. Do these need further tweaking? |
I think @lacymorrow was expressing gratitude for the update to the docs, as she ran into a scenario again where clarity on these steps helped her 💛 But let me know if I am off! |
Why:
I've run into this issue multiple times.
In the sections to "Removing a secret introduced by...", following the steps as described will not do anything. Git is used by folks who are not get experts, therefore we should describe each step fully.
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