# [PATCH] Documentation/git-clean.txt: document that -f may need to be given twice 4 messages from 2015-02-26 to 2015-02-26. Participants: Mikko Rapeli. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/38656 ## Mikko Rapeli, 2015-02-26 12:56 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation/git-clean.txt: document that -f may need to be given twice Message-ID: <1424955400-13897-1-git-send-email-mikko.rapeli@iki.fi> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1424955400-13897-1-git-send-email-mikko.rapeli%40iki.fi ``` This is needed in build automation where the tree really needs to be reset to known state. Signed-off-by: Mikko Rapeli --- 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 + of the removed submodule under .git/modules/ is not removed until + -f is give twice. -i:: --interactive:: -- 1.7.10.4 ``` ## Mikko Rapeli, 2015-02-26 12:58 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation/git-clean.txt: document that -f may need to be given twice Message-ID: <1424955521-951-1-git-send-email-mikko.rapeli@iki.fi> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1424955521-951-1-git-send-email-mikko.rapeli%40iki.fi In-Reply-To: <1424955400-13897-1-git-send-email-mikko.rapeli@iki.fi> ``` This is needed in build automation where the tree really needs to be reset to known state. Signed-off-by: Mikko Rapeli --- 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..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, 2015-02-26 12:59 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation/git-clean.txt: document that -f may need to be given twice Message-ID: <20150226125941.GJ12550@lakka.kapsi.fi> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20150226125941.GJ12550%40lakka.kapsi.fi In-Reply-To: <1424955400-13897-1-git-send-email-mikko.rapeli@iki.fi> ``` On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 02:56:40PM +0200, Mikko Rapeli wrote: > This is needed in build automation where the tree really needs to > be reset to known state. > > Signed-off-by: Mikko Rapeli > --- > 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. > + of the removed submodule under .git/modules/ is not removed until > + -f is give twice. > > -i:: > --interactive:: > -- > 1.7.10.4 > ``` ## Mikko Rapeli, 2015-02-26 13:16 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation/git-clean.txt: document that -f may need to be given twice Message-ID: <1424956610-4951-1-git-send-email-mikko.rapeli@iki.fi> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1424956610-4951-1-git-send-email-mikko.rapeli%40iki.fi In-Reply-To: <1424955521-951-1-git-send-email-mikko.rapeli@iki.fi> ``` This is needed in build automation where the tree really needs to be reset to known state. Signed-off-by: Mikko Rapeli --- 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..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 ```