I can't reproduce this using the latest hardy package:
$ apt-cache policy git-core
git-core:
Installed: 1:1.5.4.3-1ubuntu1
Candidate: 1:1.5.4.3-1ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 1:1.5.4.3-1ubuntu1 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
$ touch 'a\b'
$ ls -latr
total 12
drwxrwxrwt 21 root root 4096 2008-04-06 20:43 ../
drwx------ 7 ubuntu ubuntu 4096 2008-04-06 20:44 .git/
-rw------- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 0 2008-04-06 20:45 a\b
drwx------ 3 ubuntu ubuntu 4096 2008-04-06 20:45 ./
$ git clean -f
Removing a\b
$ ls -latr
total 12
drwxrwxrwt 21 root root 4096 2008-04-06 20:43 ../
drwx------ 7 ubuntu ubuntu 4096 2008-04-06 20:44 .git/
drwx------ 3 ubuntu ubuntu 4096 2008-04-06 20:45 ./
Are you still having this problem?
** Changed in: git-core (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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git-clean can't remove 'a\b'
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/160614
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