In short, putzen solves the problem of cleaning up build or dependency artifacts. It does so by a simple "File" -> "Folder" rule. If the "File" and "Folder" is present, it cleans "Folder"
It also does all this fast, means in parallel (if the filesystem supports it).
putzen supports cleaning artifacts for:
| type | file that is checked | folder that is cleaned | |------------|----------------------|------------------------| | rust | Cargo.toml | target | | javascript | package.json | node_modules | | CMake | CMakeLists.txt | build |
furthermore, it does also support:
- It can do run a dry-run (-d)
- Interactive asking for deletion
- Sums up the space that will be freed
TL;DR:
sh
sudo snap install putzen
To install the putzen, you just need to run
sh
cargo install putzen-cli
Note the binary is called putzen (without -cli)
to verify if the installation was successful, you can run which putzen that should output similar to
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$HOME/.cargo/bin/putzen
```sh $ putzen --help
Usage: putzen
help keeping your disk clean of build and dependency artifacts
Positional Arguments: folder path where to start with disk clean up.
Options:
-v, --version show the version number
-d, --dry-run dry-run will never delete anything, good for simulations
-y, --yes-to-all switch to say yes to all questions
-L, --follow follow symbolic links
-a, --dive-into-hidden-folders
dive into hidden folders too, e.g. .git
--help display usage information
```