# git-rm'ing all dead files 5 messages from 2007-01-24 to 2007-01-24. Participants: Pazu, Johannes Schindelin. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/6507 ## Pazu, 2007-01-24 16:17 Subject: git-rm'ing all dead files Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/loom.20070124T171435-429%40post.gmane.org ``` I couldn't find an easy way to remove all "dead" files from the index, i.e., call git-rm on all files that are missing from the working copy. Here's the scenario: I moved/added/removed a lot of files using a GUI tool; now I need to reflect those changes in git. Using git-commit -a isn't the best choice because there are local modifications I don't want to commit. I can use "git add ." to automatically stage all new files, but how to the same for removed files? -- Pazu ``` ## Johannes Schindelin, 2007-01-24 16:25 Subject: Re: git-rm'ing all dead files Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.63.0701241723560.22628%40wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de In-Reply-To: ``` Hi, On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Pazu wrote: > I couldn't find an easy way to remove all "dead" files from the index, > i.e., call git-rm on all files that are missing from the working copy. How about git ls-files -z --deleted | git update-index -z --remove --stdin ? Ciao, Dscho ``` ## Pazu, 2007-01-24 16:51 Subject: Re: git-rm'ing all dead files Message-ID: <9e7ab7380701240851u1249b46ch36450fcf91bf7986@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/9e7ab7380701240851u1249b46ch36450fcf91bf7986%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` 2007/1/24, Johannes Schindelin : > How about > > git ls-files -z --deleted | git update-index -z --remove --stdin Aha. I was trying git-ls-files -d | xargs git rm --cached but most removed files contains spaces in their names, and that screwed git-rm up. I've even noticed the -z option on git-ls-files, but couldn't find one on git-rm, and I completely forgot about git-update-index. Thanks, Johannes. This should do the trick. -- Pazu ``` ## Johannes Schindelin, 2007-01-24 16:57 Subject: Re: git-rm'ing all dead files Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.63.0701241756300.22628%40wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de In-Reply-To: <9e7ab7380701240851u1249b46ch36450fcf91bf7986@mail.gmail.com> ``` Hi, On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Pazu wrote: > 2007/1/24, Johannes Schindelin : > > > How about > > > > git ls-files -z --deleted | git update-index -z --remove --stdin > > Aha. I was trying > > git-ls-files -d | xargs git rm --cached > > but most removed files contains spaces in their names, and that > screwed git-rm up. I've even noticed the -z option on git-ls-files, > but couldn't find one on git-rm, and I completely forgot about > git-update-index. You _can_ use git ls-files -z -d | xargs -0 git rm --cached So, you did not find that option with git-rm, because it is an option to xargs... Ciao, Dscho ``` ## Pazu, 2007-01-24 17:02 Subject: Re: git-rm'ing all dead files Message-ID: <9e7ab7380701240902i4168cc40x1629e76bdf75dcfb@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/9e7ab7380701240902i4168cc40x1629e76bdf75dcfb%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` 2007/1/24, Johannes Schindelin : > You _can_ use > > git ls-files -z -d | xargs -0 git rm --cached > > So, you did not find that option with git-rm, because it is an option to > xargs... I remember trying that, but git-rm was still confused about spaces in filenames. I'll try it again the next time I'm in a situation like that. -- Pazu ```