git remove local 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: reset untracked files
How to remove local untracked files from the current Git branch
To remove directories, run git clean -f -d or git clean -fd.
To remove ignored files, run git clean -f -X or git clean -fX.
To remove ignored and non-ignored files, run git clean -f -x or git clean -fx.