git-cleanse
Description
This command line tool will recursively remove all empty files (except .gitkeep, .hgkeep & .keep) and empty directories (except .git, .hg, .svn & node_modules) from your file system, starting from your current working directory.
This tool is not configurable.
Requires Node.js 6.0.0 or later.
Use cases
- When working in a team, you may encounter a situation where someone else renames (or deletes) a directory in your project. After syncing your local repository with remote, you will be left with directory structure that is of no use anymore.
- You have redundant empty files in your project.
Those files or directories may clutter your IDE, file system, or simply annoy you.
Installation
npm install -g git-cleanse
Usage
Change your current working directory to your repository directory, eg.
cd ~/projects/my-project
Run git-cleanse
git-cleanse