# List of directories containing only ignored files 3 messages from 2011-10-06 to 2011-10-06. Participants: Marcin Wiśnicki, Andreas Ericsson. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/28602 ## Marcin Wiśnicki, 2011-10-06 13:56 Subject: List of directories containing only ignored files Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAC9GOO__nN9W1vvoMxq2LKnn%3DYoFPjTE6jKPbQ2h7im3JtujQA%40mail.gmail.com ``` What's the easiest way to find all directories that contain only ignored files but are not ignored themselves. For example, given following .gitignore: obj/ and following files: /project1/foo.c /project1/obj/foo.o /project2/obj/bar.o Where /project2 contains leftovers from different branch that are not cleared on switch because they are ignored. I would like to see: /project2 Alternatively: how to remove such leftovers when switching branches ? ``` ## Andreas Ericsson, 2011-10-06 14:03 Subject: Re: List of directories containing only ignored files Message-ID: <4E8DB548.5030108@op5.se> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4E8DB548.5030108%40op5.se In-Reply-To: ``` On 10/06/2011 03:56 PM, Marcin Wiśnicki wrote: > > Alternatively: how to remove such leftovers when switching branches ? git clean -X -f -- Andreas Ericsson andreas.ericsson@op5.se OP5 AB www.op5.se Tel: +46 8-230225 Fax: +46 8-230231 Considering the successes of the wars on alcohol, poverty, drugs and terror, I think we should give some serious thought to declaring war on peace. ``` ## Marcin Wiśnicki, 2011-10-06 14:32 Subject: Re: List of directories containing only ignored files Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAC9GOO_edkZxU%3DeO93fuCiV0vFaQjcnj7u8FUPYs-1hXrQX48A%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <4E8DB548.5030108@op5.se> ``` 2011/10/6 Andreas Ericsson : > On 10/06/2011 03:56 PM, Marcin Wiśnicki wrote: >> >> Alternatively: how to remove such leftovers when switching branches ? > > git clean -X -f > That also would delete /project1/obj/foo.o which is not what I wanted. Anyway I think I have found the answer: git ls-files -o --directory --exclude-standard ```