kondo

Clean dependencies and build artifacts from projects

TLDR

Scan the current directory for cleanable projects

$ kondo

Scan a specific directory

$ kondo [path/to/directory]

Scan multiple directories

$ kondo [path/to/dir1] [path/to/dir2]

Filter to projects not modified for a given period

$ kondo -o [3months]

SYNOPSIS

kondo [options] [directories...]

kondo is a filesystem cleaning tool that recursively searches directories for known project structures and determines how much space can be saved by removing dependency and build artifact directories. It supports 20+ project types including Cargo (Rust), nodemodules (JavaScript), target (Java/Gradle), pycache_ (Python), and many more.
When cleanable projects are found, kondo displays how much space each one uses and prompts whether to delete the artifacts.

PARAMETERS

-o, --older PERIOD

Filter projects to those not modified for at least the specified period (e.g., 3months, 1year).

-a, --all

Clean all found projects without prompting.

-f, --follow-symlinks

Follow symbolic links when scanning.

-I, --ignored-dirs DIRS

Directories to ignore during scanning.

CAVEATS

Kondo is essentially rm -rf with a prompt. Always have a backup of your projects before using it. Deleted build artifacts will need to be re-downloaded or rebuilt.

HISTORY

kondo was created by tbillington and is written in Rust. The name references Marie Kondo's decluttering philosophy applied to developer project directories.