Re: [BUG] "git clean -df ." silently doesn't delete folders with stale .nfs* files

[Gabor Gombas <gombasg@digikabel.hu>]

On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 12:43:51AM -0700, 'Yuri' wrote:
> The system I observed the problem is Centos with the kernel
> 3.10.0-1160.76.1.el7.x86_64 (10 years old).
> 
> 
> "rm -rf xx" command also says Device or resource busy
> But git-2.43.0 doesn't say anything.

On RHEL7:

$ mkdir foo
$ cd foo
$ git --version
git version 2.39.2
$ git init
$ mkdir xx
$ touch xx/x
$ tail -f xx/x
$ git clean -dfx
warning: failed to remove xx/: Directory not empty
Removig xx/x
$ git clean -dfx
warning: failed to remove xx/.nfs[... long hex number...]: Device or resource busy

Well, try something:

$ echo xx > .gitignore
$ git add .gitignore
$ git commit -m foo
$ git clean -df
[there is no output - bingo]
$ git clean -dfx
warning: failed to remove xx/.nfs[... long hex number...]: Device or resource busy

Regards,
Gabor