git alias to clean/reset all repositories in a directory

Question

I want to clean/reset all git repositories in a directory recursively.

If I execute the following command it works as expected:

find . -name .git -type d -execdir sh -c "git clean -xdf" \;

I have problems converting the command to a git alias:

xxx = "!f() { find . -name .git -type d -execdir sh -c "git clean -xdf" ; ; }; f; "

I have tried to fix the errors such as syntax error near unexpected token ;'` however I am going in a circle with no success.

Please help me to create the alias. 10x

Answer 1

Here you go:

xxx = "!f() { find . -name .git -type d -execdir git clean -xdf \\; ; }; f"

A few things:

• No need to wrap the command in sh -c , you can use it directly
• You need to escape the \\ in \\; at the end of the find command, writing as: \\\\;