git/Q/What's the git command that will remove untracked and unignored files to bring it up to HEAD?

• What's the git command that will remove untracked and unignored files to bring it up to HEAD? card

  • Answer

    • My Answer
      • Step 1 - git/reset/--hard HEAD discards tracked changes
      • Step 2 - git/clean git clean -df to delete untracked files and directories
    • AI/Response
      • Untracked, non-ignored files only: use git/clean/--directory and git/clean/--force as git clean -df to delete untracked files and directories. Git skips paths matched by git/.gitignore, so ignored files stay. Preview first with git/clean/--dry-run as git clean -dfn
      • Full working tree match to HEAD: run git reset --hard HEAD to discard changes to tracked files (staged and unstaged), then git clean -fd for untracked non-ignored paths. One-liner: git reset --hard HEAD && git clean -fd.
      • Avoid -x unless you mean it: git clean -fdx also removes ignored files (build output, local env files, etc.) — that is broader than "unignored" untracked files.
      • git-clean documentation
      • git-reset documentation