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CARGO-CLEAN(1) Cargo Manual CARGO-CLEAN(1)

NAME

cargo-clean - Remove generated artifacts

SYNOPSIS

cargo clean [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

Remove artifacts that cargo has generated in the past.

If the --package argument is given, then SPEC is a package id specification which indicates which package should be built. If it is not given, then the current package is built. For more information on SPEC and its format, see the "cargo help pkgid" command.

OPTIONS

-h, --help
Print this message.
-p SPEC, --package SPEC ...
Package to clean artifacts for.
--manifest-path PATH
Path to the manifest to the package to clean.
--target TRIPLE
Target triple to clean output for (default all).
--release
Whether or not to clean release artifacts.
-v, --verbose
Use verbose output.
-q, --quiet
No output printed to stdout.
--color WHEN
Coloring: auto, always, never.

EXAMPLES

Remove local package generated artifacts 

$ cargo clean

Clean release artifacts


$ cargo clean --release

SEE ALSO

cargo(1), cargo-build(1)

COPYRIGHT

This work is dual-licensed under Apache 2.0 and MIT terms. See COPYRIGHT file in the cargo source distribution.
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