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diff --git a/Documentation/git-clean.txt b/Documentation/git-clean.txt index e84ffc9396..3ab749b921 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-clean.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-clean.txt @@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ are affected. OPTIONS ------- -d:: - Remove untracked directories in addition to untracked files. - If an untracked directory is managed by a different Git - repository, it is not removed by default. Use -f option twice - if you really want to remove such a directory. + Normally, when no <path> is specified, git clean will not + recurse into untracked directories to avoid removing too much. + Specify -d to have it recurse into such directories as well. + If any paths are specified, -d is irrelevant; all untracked + files matching the specified paths (with exceptions for nested + git directories mentioned under `--force`) will be removed. -f:: --force:: |