DH_CLEAN
Section: Debhelper (1)
Updated: 2023-01-02
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NAME
dh_clean - clean up package build directories
SYNOPSIS
dh_clean [debhelper options] [-k] [-d] [-Xitem] [path ...]
DESCRIPTION
dh_clean is a debhelper program that is responsible for cleaning up. It should
be the last step of the clean target and other debhelper commands generally
assume that dh_clean will clean up after them.
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.
FILES
- debian/clean
-
Can list other paths to be removed.
Note that directories listed in this file must end with a trailing
slash. Any content in these directories will be removed as well.
Supports substitution variables in compat 13 and later as
documented in debhelper(7).
OPTIONS
- -k, --keep
-
This is deprecated, use dh_prep(1) instead.
The option is removed in compat 12.
- -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.
- path ...
-
Delete these paths too.
Note that directories passed as arguments must end with a trailing
slash. Any content in these directories will be removed as well.
SEE ALSO
debhelper(7)
This program is a part of debhelper.
AUTHOR
Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
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