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eclean — Clean repository source files and binary packages. More information: <https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/E

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Problem

How to use the eclean command: Clean repository source files and binary packages. More information: <https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Eclean>.

Solution

eclean — Clean repository source files and binary packages. More information: <https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Eclean>.

Clean the source file directory:

sudo eclean distfiles

Clean the binary package directory:

sudo eclean packages

Clean the distfiles of all uninstalled packages, but keep the distfiles of installed packages:

sudo eclean {{[-d|--deep]}} {{[-n|--package-names]}} distfiles

Clean the binary packages of all uninstalled packages, but keep the binaries of installed packages:

sudo eclean {{[-d|--deep]}} {{[-n|--package-names]}} packages

Code Snippets

Clean the source file directory

sudo eclean distfiles

Clean the binary package directory

sudo eclean packages

Clean the distfiles of all uninstalled packages, but keep the distfiles of installed packages

sudo eclean {{[-d|--deep]}} {{[-n|--package-names]}} distfiles

Clean the binary packages of all uninstalled packages, but keep the binaries of installed packages

sudo eclean {{[-d|--deep]}} {{[-n|--package-names]}} packages

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