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# cargo-cleanup
**A fast, recursive `cargo clean` tool for saving disk space across multiple Rust projects.**
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## Overview
`cargo-cleanup` is a Cargo subcommand that recursively cleans build artifacts from Rust projects, helping you reclaim disk space. Instead of running `cargo clean` in each project manually, you can clean entire directory trees in a single command.
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## Features
- **Recursive cleaning**: Clean build artifacts across all Cargo projects in a directory tree
- **Dry-run mode**: Preview what would be deleted without actually removing files
- **Simple CLI**: Intuitive subcommand interface integrated with Cargo
- **Multi-path support**: Clean multiple directories in one command
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## Installation
Add this to your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
# or install with: cargo install cargo-cleanup
```
Or install directly from source:
```bash
cargo install --path .
```
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## Usage
### Basic usage
Clean the current directory and all subdirectories:
```bash
cargo slim
```
### Clean specific directories
```bash
cargo slim path/to/project1 path/to/project2
```
### Preview changes with dry-run
```bash
cargo slim --dry-run
```
### Get help
```bash
cargo slim --help
```
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## How it works
`cargo-cleanup` recursively searches for `Cargo.toml` files in the specified paths (or current directory by default) and runs `cargo clean` in each project found. This removes `target/` directories and other build artifacts, freeing up disk space.
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## Examples
```bash
# Clean current project and any nested workspaces
cargo slim
# Clean your entire ~/projects directory
cargo slim ~/projects
# See what would be deleted without actually deleting
cargo slim ~/projects --dry-run
# Clean multiple locations at once
cargo slim ~/work ~/hobby-projects
```
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## License
MIT