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eclean-dist


Disable Colorized Output (nocolor)

eclean-dist --nocolor

Deep Cleanup Mode (keep only reinstall minimum)

eclean-dist --deep

Use Exclusion File for Protected Distfiles

eclean-dist --exclude-file=/path/to/file

Interactive Confirmation Before Deletion

eclean-dist --interactive

Protect All Versions When Using --deep

eclean-dist --package-names

Pretend Mode (Dry‑Run Without Deleting Anything)

eclean-dist --pretend

Quiet Mode (Minimal Output)

eclean-dist --quiet

Time‑Based Protection (Do Not Delete Newer Files)

eclean-dist --time-limit=2w

Show Help Screen

eclean-dist --help

Show Version Information

eclean-dist --version

Distfiles action optioos

Protect Fetch‑Restricted Distfiles

eclean-dist --fetch-restricted

Skip Files Larger Than Size Limit

eclean-dist --size-limit=200M

Skip Cleaning of VCS Source Directories

eclean-dist --skip-vcs

Deep Cleanup + Protect Fetch‑Restricted + Pretend

eclean-dist --deep --fetch-restricted --pretend

Clean Everything Older Than 1 Year

eclean-dist --time-limit=1y

Deep Cleanup With Exclusion File

eclean-dist --deep --exclude-file=/etc/eclean.exclude