How to re-add tracked binary files using git LFS
Using git lfs migrate rewrites history, which is not always acceptable, especially in distributed projects. You can add files to git LFS by either renaming them (which deletes and re-adds the file, with the new file tracked by git LFS), or by modifying them. The following command chain uses the second approach to re-add binary files using git LFS, without a modification of the file itself:
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touch binary_image.png
git add binary_image.png
git commit -m "Re-add binary_image tracked by git LFS"
Done!
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