Git Remove Untracked Files using Command

In order to remove untracked files in Git make use of the git clean command with -i option for interactive mode.

% 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

-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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