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Merge pull request #24 from anchal20/master 

Using clean to forcefully remove files/directory
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* [Show all ignored files](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#show-all-ignored-files)
* [Create new working tree from a repository (git 2.5)](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#create-new-working-tree-from-a-repository-git-25)
* [Create new working tree from HEAD state](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#create-new-working-tree-from-head-state)
* [Before deleting untracked files/directory, do a dry run to get the list of these files/directories](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#before-deleting-untracked-filesdirectory-do-a-dry-run-to-get-the-list-of-these-filesdirectories)
* [Forcefully remove untracked files](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#forcefully-remove-untracked-files)
* [Forcefully remove untracked directory](https://github.com/git-tips/tips#forcefully-remove-untracked-directory)
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git worktree add --detach <path> HEAD
```
## Before deleting untracked files/directory, do a dry run to get the list of these files/directories
```sh
git clean -n
```
## Forcefully remove untracked files
```sh
git clean -f
```
## Forcefully remove untracked directory
```sh
git clean -f -d
```
__Alternatives:__
```sh
git clean -df
```
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{
"title": "Create new working tree from HEAD state",
"tip": "git worktree add --detach <path> HEAD"
},
{
"title": "Before deleting untracked files/directory, do a dry run to get the list of these files/directories",
"tip": "git clean -n"
},
{
"title": "Forcefully remove untracked files",
"tip": "git clean -f"
},
{
"title": "Forcefully remove untracked directory",
"tip": "git clean -f -d",
"alternatives": ["git clean -df"]
}
]