<# .SYNOPSIS Cleans a repo .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script deletes all untracked files and folders in a local Git repository (including submodules). NOTE: To be used with care! This cannot be undone! .PARAMETER pathToRepo Specifies the file path to the local Git repository .EXAMPLE PS> ./clean-repo.ps1 C:\rust ⏳ (1/4) Searching for Git executable... git version 2.41.0.windows.3 ⏳ (2/4) Checking local repository... 📂C:\rust ⏳ (3/4) Removing untracked files in repository... ⏳ (4/4) Removing untracked files in submodules... ✔️ Cleaned up 📂rust repository in 1 sec. .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$pathToRepo = "$PWD") try { $stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew() Write-Host "⏳ (1/4) Searching for Git executable... " -noNewline & git --version if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" } "⏳ (2/4) Checking local repository... 📂$pathToRepo" if (-not(Test-Path "$pathToRepo" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access repo folder '$pathToRepo' - maybe a typo or missing folder permissions?" } $repoName = (Get-Item "$pathToRepo").Name "⏳ (3/4) Removing untracked files in repository..." & git -C "$pathToRepo" clean -xfd -f # to delete all untracked files in the main repo if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { Write-Warning "'git clean' failed with exit code $lastExitCode, retrying once..." & git -C "$pathToRepo" clean -xfd -f if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git clean' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" } } "⏳ (4/4) Removing untracked files in submodules..." & git -C "$pathToRepo" submodule foreach --recursive git clean -xfd -f # to delete all untracked files in the submodules if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git clean' in the submodules failed with exit code $lastExitCode" } [int]$elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✔️ Cleaned up 📂$repoName repository in $elapsed sec." exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }