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E2E test of repository cleanup

Feature doc: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/repository/reducing_the_repo_size_using_git.html#repository-cleanup

Steps

  1. Create a project.
  2. Push files that will be removed.
  3. Run git filter-repo --path files/to/remove --invert-paths
  4. Force push to remove the files.
  5. Go to Settings > Repository.
  6. Upload .git/filter-repo/commit-map.
  7. Click Start cleanup.
  8. Run git gc --prune=now in the GitLab/Gitaly container.
  9. Clear the cache: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/raketasks/maintenance.html#clear-redis-cache
  10. Confirm the files are gone from GitLab's history.

Also consider adding a test for automatic pruning within 24 hours: gitlab-org/gitlab#220104 (closed)

Edited by Mark Lapierre