diff --git a/bin/git-clear b/bin/git-clear
index 9f081b0..79652e6 100755
--- a/bin/git-clear
+++ b/bin/git-clear
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 echo "Sure? [Y/n]"
 read ans
 if [ "$ans" != "n" ] 
-    then git ls-files --others --exclude-standard | xargs rm ; git reset --hard
+    then git clean -d -f -x && git reset --hard
 fi