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patchDocumentation/git-clean.txt: document that -f may need to be given twice

Subject: [PATCH] Documentation/git-clean.txt: document that -f may need to be given twice

## tl;dr

4 messages between Feb 26, 2015 and Feb 26, 2015. Diffs are folded; open one to read it.

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Mikko Rapeli· Feb 26, 2015, 12:56 UTC · lore

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(-)
Show changes to Documentation/git-clean.txt +6 −2
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
+	of the removed submodule under .git/modules/ is not removed until
+	-f is give twice.
 
 -i::
 --interactive::

-- 
1.7.10.4
Mikko Rapeli· Feb 26, 2015, 12:58 UTC · re: Mikko Rapeli · lore

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(-)
Show changes to Documentation/git-clean.txt +6 −2
diff --git a/Documentation/git-clean.txt b/Documentation/git-clean.txt
index 94b6d19..bd4e93d 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 the removed submodule under .git/modules/ is not removed until
+	-f is give twice.
 
 -i::
 --interactive::

-- 
1.7.10.4
Mikko Rapeli· Feb 26, 2015, 13:16 UTC · re: Mikko Rapeli · lore

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(-)
Show changes to Documentation/git-clean.txt +6 −2
diff --git a/Documentation/git-clean.txt b/Documentation/git-clean.txt
index 94b6d19..641681f 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 the removed submodule under .git/modules/ is not removed until
+	-f is given twice.
 
 -i::
 --interactive::

-- 
1.7.10.4
Mikko Rapeli· Feb 26, 2015, 12:59 UTC · re: Mikko Rapeli · lore

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
Oops, "of" is here twice.
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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
>

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