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backup git clean files before cleaning
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gistfile1.txt
# get the list of clean files
git status>cleanlist
# go in with an editor and delete everything before "Untracked files:\n (use "git add...") "
openuptexteditoranddeletethenon-untrackedfilelinesuntilwehavearealcommandtodothisautomatically
mkdir cleanbackupdir
sed -e "s/^\(.*\)$/mv \\1 cleanbackupdir/g"<cleanlist > cleanlistcmd
chmod +x cleanlistcmd
./cleanlistcmd
mv cleanbackupdir ~/somewheresafe/
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