dh_clean

NAME

dh_clean - clean up package build directories

SYNOPSIS

dh_clean [debhelper options] [-k] [-d] [-X item] [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 <[email protected]>