SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
-'git clean' [-d] [-f] [-n] [-q] [-x | -X] [--] <path>...
+'git clean' [-d] [-f] [-n] [-q] [-e <pattern>] [-x | -X] [--] <path>...
DESCRIPTION
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-f::
--force::
- If the git configuration specifies clean.requireForce as true,
- 'git-clean' will refuse to run unless given -f or -n.
+ If the git configuration variable clean.requireForce is not set
+ to false, 'git clean' will refuse to run unless given -f or -n.
-n::
--dry-run::
Be quiet, only report errors, but not the files that are
successfully removed.
+-e <pattern>::
+--exclude=<pattern>::
+ Specify special exceptions to not be cleaned. Each <pattern> is
+ the same form as in $GIT_DIR/info/excludes and this option can be
+ given multiple times.
+
-x::
Don't use the ignore rules. This allows removing all untracked
files, including build products. This can be used (possibly in
- conjunction with 'git-reset') to create a pristine
+ conjunction with 'git reset') to create a pristine
working directory to test a clean build.
-X::