You can always rm -rf files and directories from your working tree for sure, or even git reset --hard. However, there is another way, the Git way, a much proper one to do the same thing.
Prerequisites
- Git
Solution
Dry run for files:
git clean -n
Dry run for directories as well:
git clean -nd
Remove untracked files:
git clean -f
Remove untracked files in a subdirectory:
git clean -f <dir_abs_path>
Note: This will delete the subdirectory as well.
Remove untracked directories too:
git clean -fd
Remove ignored files only:
git clean -fX
Remove ignored and non-ignored files:
git clean -fx
Note: Add d to include subdirectories.
Conclusion
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