<# .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 { $StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew() if (-not(test-path "$ParentDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access directory: $ParentDir" } $Null = (git --version) if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" } $Folders = (get-childItem "$ParentDir" -attributes Directory) $FolderCount = $Folders.Count $ParentDirName = (get-item "$ParentDir").Name "Found $FolderCount subfolders in 📂$ParentDirName, cleaning them from untracked files..." [int]$Step = 1 foreach ($Folder in $Folders) { $FolderName = (get-item "$Folder").Name "⏳ Step $Step/$($FolderCount): Cleaning 📂$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" } $Step++ } [int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✔️ cleaned $FolderCount Git repositories at 📂$ParentDirName in $Elapsed sec" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }