dh_clean

DH_CLEAN(1)                        Debhelper                       DH_CLEAN(1)

NAME
       dh_clean - clean up package build directories

SYNOPSIS
       dh_clean [debhelperoptions] [-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>

13.6ubuntu1                       2022-02-07                       DH_CLEAN(1)