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.TH "GIT\-CLEAN" "1" "09/19/2007" "Git 1.5.3.2" "Git Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
git\-clean \- Remove untracked files from the working tree
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fIgit\-clean\fR [\-d] [\-f] [\-n] [\-q] [\-x | \-X] [\-\-] <paths>\&...
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Removes files unknown to git. This allows to clean the working tree from files that are not under version control. If the \fI\-x\fR option is specified, ignored files are also removed, allowing to remove all build products. When optional <paths>\&... arguments are given, the paths affected are further limited to those that match them.
.SH "OPTIONS"
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\-d
Remove untracked directories in addition to untracked files.
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\-f
If the git configuration specifies clean.requireForce as true, git\-clean will refuse to run unless given \-f or \-n.
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\-n
Don't actually remove anything, just show what would be done.
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\-q
Be quiet, only report errors, but not the files that are successfully removed.
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\-x
Don't use the ignore rules. This allows removing all untracked files, including build products. This can be used (possibly in conjunction with \fBgit\-reset\fR(1)) to create a pristine working directory to test a clean build.
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\-X
Remove only files ignored by git. This may be useful to rebuild everything from scratch, but keep manually created files.
.SH "AUTHOR"
Written by Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>
.SH "GIT"
Part of the \fBgit\fR(7) suite