GIT: Remove untracked files with git clean

23.1. Removing untracked files

If you have untracked files in your working tree which you want to remove, you can use the git clean command.

Be careful with this command. All untracked files are removed if you run this command. You will not be able to restore them, as they are not part of your Git repository.

23.2. Example: Using git clean

The following commands demonstrate the usage of the git clean command.

# create a new file with content
echo "this is trash to be deleted" > test04

# make a dry-run to see what would happen
# -n is the same as --dry-run
git clean -n

# delete, -f is required if
# variable clean.requireForce is not set to false
git clean -f

# use -d flag to delete new directories
# use -x to delete hidden files, e.g., ".example"
git clean -fdx