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brew install cleanprovider-native install command
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Install clean with Homebrew
Search for files matching a regex and delete them. Version 3.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
Search for files matching a regex and delete them
Project links
Commands and aliases
- clean
history
Project history and usage
Nifty Clean is a small Unix/POSIX C utility for finding backup-style files using regular expressions from a user rc file and deleting them interactively or in batch mode.
Project history
The SourceForge project describes Clean as public-domain C software targeting Unix/POSIX systems. Its project registration date places it in the early-2000s SourceForge era of small single-purpose command-line utilities.
Adoption history
Its packaging in Homebrew and Nix reflects continued interest in tiny maintenance commands even when upstream activity is low.
How it is used
Users define regexes in `~/.cleanrc`, then run the `clean` executable to locate and remove matching files, with optional per-file confirmation or batch deletion.
Why package nerds care
Clean is the kind of small, public-domain Unix utility package that package-manager catalogs preserve: narrow scope, rc-file configuration, no service dependency, and useful behavior for shell-driven file housekeeping.
Timeline
- 2003-05-31: SourceForge project registered.
- 2016-01-20: SourceForge project page lists the last update.
Sources
- Official SourceForge project page: description, license, categories, registration date, and last update.
- Official project homepage: clean.sourceforge.net.
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.cleanrc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
clean | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version3.4
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:clean |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://clean.sourceforge.net/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation