From: Mikko Rapeli Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:16:49 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Documentation/git-clean.txt: document that -f may need to be given twice X-Git-Tag: v2.3.3~1^2 X-Git-Url: https://git.lorimer.id.au/gitweb.git/diff_plain/bcd57cb9e1583fe5174112422caba0397f7ae5f6?hp=--cc Documentation/git-clean.txt: document that -f may need to be given twice This is needed in build automation where the tree really needs to be reset to known state. Signed-off-by: Mikko Rapeli Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- bcd57cb9e1583fe5174112422caba0397f7ae5f6 diff --git a/Documentation/git-clean.txt b/Documentation/git-clean.txt index 89979228b1..719f076b99 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-clean.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-clean.txt @@ -34,8 +34,12 @@ OPTIONS -f:: --force:: If the Git configuration variable clean.requireForce is not set - to false, 'git clean' will refuse to run unless given -f, -n or - -i. + to false, 'git clean' will refuse to delete files or directories + unless given -f, -n or -i. Git will refuse to delete directories + with .git sub directory or file unless a second -f + is given. This affects also git submodules where the storage area + of the removed submodule under .git/modules/ is not removed until + -f is given twice. -i:: --interactive::