<# .SYNOPSIS Cleans all Git repositories in a folder from untracked files .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script cleans all Git repositories in a folder from untracked files (including submodules). .PARAMETER ParentDir Specifies the path to the parent folder .EXAMPLE PS> ./clean-repos C:\MyRepos .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$ParentDir = "$PWD") try { $StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew() Write-Host "⏳ (1) Searching for Git executable... " -noNewline & git --version if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" } $ParentDirName = (Get-Item "$ParentDir").Name Write-Host "⏳ (2) Checking parent folder 📂$ParentDirName... " -noNewline if (-not(Test-Path "$ParentDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access folder: $ParentDir" } $Folders = (Get-ChildItem "$ParentDir" -attributes Directory) $NumFolders = $Folders.Count Write-Host "$NumFolders subfolders found" [int]$Step = 2 foreach ($Folder in $Folders) { $FolderName = (Get-Item "$Folder").Name $Step++ "⏳ ($Step/$($NumFolders + 2)) Cleaning 📂$FolderName..." & git -C "$Folder" 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 $lastExitCode" } & git -C "$Folder" submodule foreach --recursive git clean -xfd -f if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git clean -xfd -f' in submodules failed with exit code $lastExitCode" } } [int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✔️ cleaned $NumFolders Git repositories at 📂$ParentDirName in $Elapsed sec." exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }