git clean: What does “Would not remove” mean?

Question

When I run git clean --dry-run the results are a bit like:

Would remove an_untracked_file
Would remove an_untracked_file_2
Would not remove some         


        

Answer 1

i'm using git version 2.10.0 on mac, and somehow i can not use

git clean -df

to remove the untracked files, so i used this instead:

git checkout --

PS:

if anyone can explain in the comments why i'm not able to use

git clean -df

to remove the files, i'd be very appreciative..thanks

WARNING you will also lose your tracked files :(