Clean-Repo

Cleans a repo

Script

param([string]$path = "$PWD")

try {
	$stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()

	Write-Host "? (1/4) Searching for Git executable...          " -noNewline
	& git --version
	if ($lastExitCode -ne 0) { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" }

	"? (2/4) Checking local repository...             $path"
	if (-not(Test-Path "$path" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access repo folder '$path' - maybe a typo or missing folder permissions?" }
	$repoName = (Get-Item "$path").Name

	"? (3/4) Removing untracked files in repository..."
	& git -C "$path" clean -xfd -f # to delete all untracked files in the main repo
	if ($lastExitCode -ne 0) {
		Write-Warning "'git clean' failed with exit code $lastExitCode, retrying once..."
		& git -C "$path" clean -xfd -f 
		if ($lastExitCode -ne 0) { throw "'git clean' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }
	}

	"? (4/4) Removing untracked files in submodules..."
	& git -C "$path" submodule foreach --recursive git clean -xfd -f # to delete all untracked files in the submodules
	if ($lastExitCode -ne 0) { throw "'git clean' in the submodules failed with exit code $lastExitCode" }

	[int]$elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
	"? Repo '$repoName' cleaned in $($elapsed)s."
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"?? ERROR: $($Error[0]) (script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
	exit 1
}

Customize

path string

Specifies the file path to the local Git repository (current working directory by default)