dotnet-purge 0.0.8

.NET 8.0 This package targets .NET 8.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
There is a newer version of this package available.
See the version list below for details. 
dotnet tool install --global dotnet-purge --version 0.0.8
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line. 
dotnet new tool-manifest
                    


                            if you are setting up this repo
                        

                    

                
dotnet tool install --local dotnet-purge --version 0.0.8
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line. 
#tool dotnet:?package=dotnet-purge&version=0.0.8
                    


                    

                
nuke :add-package dotnet-purge --version 0.0.8

dotnet-purge

.NET tool that runs dotnet clean for each target framework and configuration and then deletes the output directories. Can be run in a directory containing a solution or project file.

Installation

dotnet tool install -g dotnet-purge

Usage

dotnet-purge [<TARGETDIR>] [options]

Arguments

Name Description
<TARGETDIR> The directory that contains the solution or project file to purge. If not specified, the current directory will be used.

Options

Name Description
-?, -h, --help Show help and usage information
--version Show version information
-r, --recurse Find projects in sub-directories and purge those too.
-n, --no-clean Don't run dotnet clean before deleting the output directories.

Examples

Purge the solution/project in the current directory:

~/src/MyProject
$ dotnet purge
Running '/home/damian/src/MyProject/dotnet clean --configuration Debug --framework net8.0'... done!
Running '/home/damian/src/MyProject/dotnet clean --configuration Debug --framework net9.0'... done!
Running '/home/damian/src/MyProject/dotnet clean --configuration Release --framework net8.0'... done!
Running '/home/damian/src/MyProject/dotnet clean --configuration Release --framework net9.0'... done!
Deleted '/home/damian/src/MyProject/obj/'
Deleted '/home/damian/src/MyProject/bin/Debug'
Deleted '/home/damian/src/MyProject/bin/'

Purge the solution/project in the specified directory:

~/src
$ dotnet purge ./MyProject
Running '/home/damian/src/MyProject/dotnet clean --configuration Debug --framework net8.0'... done!
Running '/home/damian/src/MyProject/dotnet clean --configuration Debug --framework net9.0'... done!
Running '/home/damian/src/MyProject/dotnet clean --configuration Release --framework net8.0'... done!
Running '/home/damian/src/MyProject/dotnet clean --configuration Release --framework net9.0'... done!
Deleted '/home/damian/src/MyProject/obj/'
Deleted '/home/damian/src/MyProject/bin/Debug'
Deleted '/home/damian/src/MyProject/bin/'

Add to Windows Explorer

Use context-menu.reg to add dotnet-purge to the Windows Explorer context menu.

context-menu.reg contents:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell]
@="none"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\dotnet-purge]
"MUIVerb"="run dotnet-purge"
"Position"="bottom"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\dotnet-purge]
"MUIVerb"="run dotnet-purge"
"Position"="bottom"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\dotnet-purge\command]
@="cmd.exe /c cd \"%V\" & dotnet-purge"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\dotnet-purge\command]
@="cmd.exe /c cd \"%V\" & dotnet-purge"
Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net8.0 is compatible.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net9.0 was computed.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net10.0 was computed.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
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