Waymark / Routes / git-scm.com Remove untracked files from the working tree with git clean
domain: git-scm.com · 8 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps Preview before deleting: `git clean -n -d` shows which untracked files and directories would be removed without deleting anything. Remove untracked files only (not directories): `git clean -f` (force is required because clean.requireForce defaults to true). Also remove untracked directories: `git clean -f -d`. Remove ignored files too (build products): `git clean -f -x`; or remove ONLY ignored files: `git clean -f -X`. Restrict to specific paths: `git clean -f <pathspec>` (when a pathspec is given, -d is irrelevant — all matching untracked files are removed). Keep certain files using an extra exclude pattern: `git clean -f -e <pattern>`. Use interactive mode `git clean -i` for a guided confirmation menu. Official docs: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-clean Known gotchas clean.requireForce defaults to true, so plain `git clean` without -f refuses to delete anything. A second -f is required to remove untracked NESTED git repositories (directories containing a .git). `git clean` only ever touches untracked files — it never removes tracked files, and only removes ignored files when -x/-X is given. Always dry-run with -n first; deletions are irreversible (untracked working-tree files are not recoverable through git).
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