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