In order to remove untracked files in Git make use of the git clean command with -i option for interactive mode.
Example:% git clean -i -f
Would remove the following item:
HelloWorld.java
.temp
index.html
*** Commands ***
1: clean
2: filter by pattern
3: select by numbers
4: ask each
5: quit
6: help
What now> 1
Removing HelloWorld.java
Removing .temp
Removing index.html
![Git Remove Untracked Files using Command Git Remove Untracked Files using Command](https://code2care.org/git/git-remove-unteacked-files/images/Git Remove Untracked Files using Command.jpg)
-i (--interactive) --> Interactive Mode
-f (--force) --> Force
-d --> Include directories
-n (--dry-run) --> dry run
-q (--quiet) only report if errors
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