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diff --git a/Documentation/git-clean.txt b/Documentation/git-clean.txt index 932d44daff..43b2de7db3 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-clean.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-clean.txt @@ -12,14 +12,17 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -Removes files unknown to git. This allows cleaning the working tree -of files that are not under version control. If the '-x' option is -specified, ignored files are also removed, allowing the removal of all -build products. + +This allows cleaning the working tree by removing files that are not +under version control. + +Normally, only files unknown to git are removed, but if the '-x' +option is specified, ignored files are also removed. This can, for +example, be useful to remove all build products. + If any optional `<path>...` arguments are given, only those paths are affected. - OPTIONS ------- -d:: |