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Documentation/git-clean.txt: document that -f may need to be given twice

This is needed in build automation where the tree really needs to
be reset to known state.

Signed-off-by: Mikko Rapeli <mikko.rapeli@iki.fi>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Mikko Rapeli 10 years ago committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -34,8 +34,12 @@ OPTIONS @@ -34,8 +34,12 @@ OPTIONS
-f::
--force::
If the Git configuration variable clean.requireForce is not set
to false, 'git clean' will refuse to run unless given -f, -n or
-i.
to false, 'git clean' will refuse to delete files or directories
unless given -f, -n or -i. Git will refuse to delete directories
with .git sub directory or file unless a second -f
is given. This affects also git submodules where the storage area
of the removed submodule under .git/modules/ is not removed until
-f is given twice.

-i::
--interactive::

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