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Re: git clean removes directories when not asked to

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Apr 8, 2008, 18:38 UTC
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Joachim B Haga <jobh@broadpark.no> writes:
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> This is with debian packaged 1.5.4.4.
>
> When invoked from a subdirectory, git clean removes more than it
> should. According to the documentation, it should not remove
> directories unless "-d" is given. However:
I see the same behaviour with 1.5.5, just pulled.
-j.
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  4. git clean: Don't automatically remove directories when run within subdirectoryShawn Bohrer, Apr 13, 2008
  5. git clean: Add test to verify directories aren't removed with a prefixShawn Bohrer, Apr 13, 2008
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  14. git clean: Don't automatically remove directories when run within subdirectoryShawn Bohrer, Apr 15, 2008

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