doc: add 'git clean -xfd' to backport guide

When changing from a recent version, e.g. 8.x to an older branch like 6.x test artifacts sometimes hang around and cause failures. Using `git clean` will prevent that from happening. PR-URL: #15715 Reviewed-By: James M Snell <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Gibson Fahnestock <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <[email protected]>
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@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ cd $NODE_DIR
 git fetch upstream v6.x-staging:v6.x-staging -f
 # Assume we want to backport PR #10157
 git checkout -b backport-10157-to-v6.x v6.x-staging
+# Ensure there are no test artifacts from previous builds
+# Note that this command deletes all files and directories
+# not under revision control below the ./test directory.
+# It is optional and should be used with caution.
+git clean -xfd ./test/
 ```
 
 4. After creating the branch, apply the changes to the branch. The cherry-pick