Git remove new untracked files

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this should be simple but i cant find the right anwer I am new to git I added a bunch of new files (not staged) to my git tree i want to just delete them without also deleting the git ignore files in that directory any commands? the

git clean -nd

command tells me it will erase all my .git ignore files as well?

User interactive approach : git clean -i -fd – bit_cracker007 Jun 14 '17 at 04:19 — bit_cracker007, Jun 14 '17 at 04:19

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 24 '15 at 15:05

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Use -f parameter:

git clean -f

answered Nov 24 '15 at 15:05

Claudio

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I want it to remove entire directorys that command only removes files – Yehuda Schwartz Nov 24 '15 at 22:39
also that command erases my .gitignore files which I wrote in my question i dont want to do that – Yehuda Schwartz Nov 24 '15 at 22:43
`git clean -f` does *not* remove files listed inside `.gitignore`. If it does on your repository, it means that the `.gitignore` file has not been added and committed to the repository. – Claudio Nov 25 '15 at 08:31
To remove directories, run `git clean -f -d` or `git clean -fd` – elshev Aug 16 '18 at 07:44

Alderath · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-12T07:34:49.037

For your case, you could give an exclude parameter:

git clean -nd -e **/.gitignore

However, normally, I think it would be recommended to do either of these instead:

Commit your .gitignore file. If the ignore rules are useful for everyone who uses the repo, then it makes sense to push it to the remote. git clean will not remove committed files.
If you have personal ignore rules, put them in the .git/info/exclude file instead of a .gitignore file. (This is a recommendation from gitignore documentation)

Git remove new untracked files

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