<# .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 β³ (1/4) Searching for Git executable... git version 2.41.0.windows.3 β³ (2/4) Checking local repository... πC:\rust β³ (3/4) Removing untracked files in repository... β³ (4/4) Removing untracked files in submodules... βοΈ Repo πrust is clean now (took 1s). .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$pathToRepo = "$PWD") try { $stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew() Write-Host "β³ (1/4) Searching for Git executable... " -noNewline & git --version if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" } "β³ (2/4) Checking local repository... π$pathToRepo" if (-not(Test-Path "$pathToRepo" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access repo folder '$pathToRepo' - maybe a typo or missing folder permissions?" } $repoName = (Get-Item "$pathToRepo").Name "β³ (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 $lastExitCode" } } "β³ (4/4) Removing untracked files in submodules..." & git -C "$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 = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "βοΈ Repo π$repoName is clean now (took $($elapsed)s)." exit 0 # success } catch { "β οΈ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }