Re: [PATCH] Documentation/git-clean.txt: document that -f may need to be given twice
On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 02:56:40PM +0200, Mikko Rapeli wrote:
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> This is needed in build automation where the tree really needs to
> be reset to known state.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mikko Rapeli <mikko.rapeli@iki.fi>
> ---
> Documentation/git-clean.txt | 8 ++++++--
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-clean.txt b/Documentation/git-clean.txt
> index 94b6d19..872ab45 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-clean.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-clean.txt
> @@ -34,8 +34,12 @@ OPTIONS
> -f::
> --force::
> If the Git configuration variable clean.requireForce is not set
> - to false, 'git clean' will refuse to run unless given -f, -n or
> - -i.
> + to false, 'git clean' will refuse to delete files or directories
> + unless given -f, -n or -i. Git will refuse to delete directories
> + with .git sub directory or file unless a second -f
> + is given. This affects also git submodules where the storage area of
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> + of the removed submodule under .git/modules/ is not removed until
> + -f is give twice.
>
> -i::
> --interactive::
> --
> 1.7.10.4
>
Mikko Rapeli <mikko.rapeli@iki.fi>