dh_clean

clean up package build directories

Synopsis

dh_clean [debhelper options] [-k] [-d] [-Xitem] [file ...]

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description

dh_clean is a debhelper program that is responsible for cleaning up after a package is built. It removes the package build directories, and removes some other files including debian/files, and any detritus left behind by other debhelper commands. It also removes common files that should not appear in a Debian diff:
#*# *~ DEADJOE *.orig *.rej *.SUMS TAGS .deps/* *.P *-stamp

It does not run "make clean" to clean up after the build process. Use dh_auto_clean(1) to do things like that.

dh_clean (or "dh clean") should be the last debhelper command run in the clean target in debian/rules.

options

-k, --keep

This is deprecated, use dh_prep(1) instead.

-d, --dirs-only

Only clean the package build directories, do not clean up any other files at all.

-Xitem --exclude=item

Exclude files that contain item anywhere in their filename from being deleted, even if they would normally be deleted. You may use this option multiple times to build up a list of things to exclude.

file ...

Delete these files too.

files

debian/clean

Can list other files to be removed.

see also

debhelper

This program is a part of debhelper.

author

Joey Hess <joeyh[:at:]debian[:dot:]org>