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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# git clean
> Remove files not tracked by Git from the working tree.
> More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-clean>.
- Interactively delete untracked files:
`git clean {{[-i|--interactive]}}`
- Show which files would be deleted without actually deleting them:
`git clean {{[-n|--dry-run]}}`
- Immediately force deletion of all untracked files:
`git clean {{[-f|--force]}}`
- Delete untracked [d]irectories:
`git clean {{[-f|--force]}} -d`
- Delete only untracked files matching specific paths or glob patterns:
`git clean {{[-f|--force]}} -- {{path/to/directory}} '{{*.ext}}'`
- Delete untracked files except those matching the given patterns:
`git clean {{[-f|--force]}} {{[-e|--exclude]}} {{'*.ext'}} {{[-e|--exclude]}} {{path/to/directory}}/`
- Delete untracked files and e[x]cluded files (those listed in `.gitignore` and `.git/info/exclude`):
`git clean {{[-f|--force]}} -x`