SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-clean' [-d] [-f] [-n] [-q] [-x | -X] [--] <paths>...
+'git clean' [-d] [-f] [-n] [-q] [-x | -X] [--] <path>...
DESCRIPTION
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-Removes files unknown to git. This allows to clean the working tree
-from files that are not under version control. If the '-x' 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.
+Cleans the working tree by recursively removing files that are not
+under version control, starting from the current directory.
+
+Normally, only files unknown to git are removed, but if the '-x'
+option is specified, ignored files are also removed. This can, for
+example, be useful to remove all build products.
+
+If any optional `<path>...` arguments are given, only those paths
+are affected.
OPTIONS
-------
-d::
Remove untracked directories in addition to untracked files.
+ If an untracked directory is managed by a different git
+ repository, it is not removed by default. Use -f option twice
+ if you really want to remove such a directory.
-f::
If the git configuration specifies clean.requireForce as true,
- git-clean will refuse to run unless given -f or -n.
+ 'git-clean' will refuse to run unless given -f or -n.
-n::
+--dry-run::
Don't actually remove anything, just show what would be done.
-q::
+--quiet::
Be quiet, only report errors, but not the files that are
successfully removed.
-x::
Don't use the ignore rules. This allows removing all untracked
files, including build products. This can be used (possibly in
- conjunction with gitlink:git-reset[1]) to create a pristine
+ conjunction with 'git-reset') to create a pristine
working directory to test a clean build.
-X::
GIT
---
-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite