From bcd57cb9e1583fe5174112422caba0397f7ae5f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mikko Rapeli Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:16:49 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation/git-clean.txt: document that -f may need to be given twice This is needed in build automation where the tree really needs to be reset to known state. Signed-off-by: Mikko Rapeli Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- 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 89979228b1..719f076b99 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::