Git clean for removing untracked files¶

Git clean is a command used to remove untracked files from the working directory. This is useful for clearing a workspace of temporary build artifacts or files that have not been added to version control.

Removing files and directories¶

To remove untracked files, the -f (force) flag is required. To recursively remove untracked directories, the -d flag is used.^[600-developer__tools__git__git-command.md]

[Git clean](<./git-clean.md>) -f -d

Related Concepts¶

• Git reset
• Git stash
• [[Git checkout]]

Sources¶

^[600-developer__tools__git__git-command.md]