git delete new files code example

Example 1: git remove untracked files

# Print out the list of files which will be removed (dry run)
git clean -n

# Interactive and you will get a quick overview of what is 
# going to be deleted offering you the possibility to include/exclude 
# the affected files
git clean -i

# To remove files, run
git clean -f

# To remove directories, run 
git clean -fd

# To remove ignored files, run 
git clean -fX

# To remove ignored and non-ignored files, run 
git clean -fx

Example 2: git remove Untracked files

git clean -f

Example 3: how to delete unstaged files that were recently added locally

To see what files will be removed:
git clean -n <optional file_name/dir>

To actually delete those files:
git clean -f <optional file_name/dir>

Example 4: git remove untracked files

git clean -n

Example 5: git delete file

// delete unused file. 
// It will be placed on index area, and been deleted at next commit

git rm file-to-delete.ext