Re: [PATCH] Documentation/git-clean.txt: don't mention deletion of .git/modules/*
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
- Date
- Feb 9, 2016, 17:34 UTC
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- <xmqqpow54wkh.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
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- <20160209075553.GI6104@lakka.kapsi.fi>
Mikko Rapeli <mikko.rapeli@iki.fi> writes:
> Sorry, can't reproduce the problem where submodules stayed in the tree until > git clean was called with two -f's. > > You are right in removing the second part.
Thanks, then let's do this.
-- >8 -- From: Matt McCutchen <matt@mattmccutchen.net> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 15:25:41 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation/git-clean.txt: don't mention deletion of .git/modules/*
The latter half fo this sentence, the removal of the submodules, was never done with (or without) double -f back when it was written, and we still do not do so.
Signed-off-by: Matt McCutchen <matt@mattmccutchen.net> Acked-by: Mikko Rapeli <mikko.rapeli@iki.fi> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> --- Documentation/git-clean.txt | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-clean.txt b/Documentation/git-clean.txt index 641681f..51a7e26 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-clean.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-clean.txt @@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ OPTIONS 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 the removed submodule under .git/modules/ is not removed until - -f is given twice. + is given. -i:: --interactive::
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