<# .SYNOPSIS Cleans a Git repository from untracked files .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script deletes all untracked files and folders in a Git repository (including submodules). IMPORTANT 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 { $StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew() "⏳ Step 1/3: Checking requirements..." if (-not(test-path "$RepoDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access repository folder at: $RepoDir - maybe a typo or missing folder permissions?" } $Null = (git --version) if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" } "⏳ Step 2/3: Cleaning repository..." & git -C "$RepoDir" clean -xfd -f # force + recurse into dirs + don't use the standard ignore rules if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git clean -xfd -f' failed with exit code $lastExitCode)" } "⏳ Step 3/3: Cleaning submodules..." & git -C "$RepoDir" submodule foreach --recursive git clean -xfd -f if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git clean -xfd -f' in submodules failed with exit code $lastExitCode)" } $RepoDirName = (get-item "$RepoDir").Name [int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✔️ cleaned Git repository 📂$RepoDirName in $Elapsed sec" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))" exit 1 }