git tips

To list untracked files

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git ls-files --others --exclude-standard

If you need to pipe the output to xargs, it is wise to mind white spaces using git ls-files -z and xargs -0:

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git ls-files -z -o --exclude-standard | xargs -0 git add

Nice alias for adding untracked files:

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au = !git add $(git ls-files -o --exclude-standard)

Delete untracked files:

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git clean -dfx