Re: Working on the 7.0.2 final release

[Michael Davidsaver via Core-talk <core-talk@aps.anl.gov>]

On 12/18/18 12:26 PM, Konrad, Martin via Core-talk wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>> I believe I typed
>>
>> make -sj realclean realuninstall
> git clean -xdf
> 
> will clean up more reliably and much faster after switching to a new
> release. Be careful though as this blows away all files that haven't
> been added to Git.

When in doubt about the effects of git-clean, and really when
won't you be, try first with '-n' instead of '-f'.

There is also '-X' (capital x) which is a bit safer.

>     -X                    remove only ignored files

eg.

> git clean -Xdn

followed (maybe) by

> git clean -Xdf


Of course you can also give directories as arguments to clean
only part of a checkout.  eg.

> git clean -Xdn src modules