Re: [PATCH] Documentation/git-clean: Document --force --force
On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 07:01:41PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Soren Brinkmann writes: > > > Ping? > > I *think* it is a mistake for the command to remove a separate > project repository within, with any number of "-f", so I'd rather > see a patch to fix it, instead of casting such a misbehaviour as a > feature in stone by documenting it. > > I dunno. Since I use this feature, I naturally have to disagree. But fair point. And with the patch rectifying git-clean output it's probably tolerable. Though, what would be your way of cleaning files/dirs from a repository where git-clean will report to have some left undeleted? Manually calling rm -rf? Soren -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: [PATCH] Documentation/git-clean: Document --force --force
Soren Brinkmann writes: > Ping? I *think* it is a mistake for the command to remove a separate project repository within, with any number of "-f", so I'd rather see a patch to fix it, instead of casting such a misbehaviour as a feature in stone by documenting it. I dunno. > On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 05:46:55PM -0800, Soren Brinkmann wrote: >> This patch documents the behavior of 'git clean' when >> encountering nested git repositories. >> Such repositories are only deleted if '-f' is passed twice >> to 'git clean'. >> >> Signed-off-by: Soren Brinkmann >> --- >> Documentation/git-clean.txt | 5 + >> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) >> >> diff --git a/Documentation/git-clean.txt b/Documentation/git-clean.txt >> index 9f42c0d..0b31454 100644 >> --- a/Documentation/git-clean.txt >> +++ b/Documentation/git-clean.txt >> @@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ example, be useful to remove all build products. >> If any optional `...` arguments are given, only those paths >> are affected. >> >> +Nested git repositories are not removed unless the '-f' option is >> +passed to 'git clean' twice. >> + >> OPTIONS >> --- >> -d:: >> @@ -35,6 +38,8 @@ OPTIONS >> --force:: >> If the git configuration variable clean.requireForce is not set >> to false, 'git clean' will refuse to run unless given -f or -n. >> +Pass this option twice to 'git clean' in order to also remove >> +nested git repositories. >> >> -n:: >> --dry-run:: >> -- >> 1.8.0.2 >> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in >> the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: [PATCH] Documentation/git-clean: Document --force --force
Ping? On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 05:46:55PM -0800, Soren Brinkmann wrote: > This patch documents the behavior of 'git clean' when > encountering nested git repositories. > Such repositories are only deleted if '-f' is passed twice > to 'git clean'. > > Signed-off-by: Soren Brinkmann > --- > Documentation/git-clean.txt | 5 + > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/git-clean.txt b/Documentation/git-clean.txt > index 9f42c0d..0b31454 100644 > --- a/Documentation/git-clean.txt > +++ b/Documentation/git-clean.txt > @@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ example, be useful to remove all build products. > If any optional `...` arguments are given, only those paths > are affected. > > +Nested git repositories are not removed unless the '-f' option is > +passed to 'git clean' twice. > + > OPTIONS > --- > -d:: > @@ -35,6 +38,8 @@ OPTIONS > --force:: > If the git configuration variable clean.requireForce is not set > to false, 'git clean' will refuse to run unless given -f or -n. > + Pass this option twice to 'git clean' in order to also remove > + nested git repositories. > > -n:: > --dry-run:: > -- > 1.8.0.2 > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in > the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
