dotnet clean

       This article applies to: ✔️ .NET Core 3.1 SDK and later versions

NAME

       dotnet-clean - Cleans the output of a project.

SYNOPSIS

              dotnet clean [<PROJECT>|<SOLUTION>] [-c|--configuration <CONFIGURATION>]
                  [-f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>] [--interactive]
                  [--nologo] [-o|--output <OUTPUT_DIRECTORY>]
                  [-r|--runtime <RUNTIME_IDENTIFIER>] [-v|--verbosity <LEVEL>]

              dotnet clean -h|--help

DESCRIPTION

       The dotnet clean command cleans the output of the previous build.  It’s implemented as an MSBuild target,
       so the project is evaluated when the command is run.  Only the  outputs  created  during  the  build  are
       cleaned.  Both intermediate (obj) and final output (bin) folders are cleaned.

ARGUMENTS

       PROJECT | SOLUTION

       The  MSBuild  project  or  solution  to  clean.   If a project or solution file is not specified, MSBuild
       searches the current working directory for a file that has a file extension that ends in proj or sln, and
       uses that file.

OPTIONS

       • -c|--configuration <CONFIGURATION>

         Defines  the  build  configuration.   The  default for most projects is Debug, but you can override the
         build configuration settings in your project.  This option  is  only  required  when  cleaning  if  you
         specified it during build time.

       • -f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>

         The framework that was specified at build time.  The framework must be defined in the project file.  If
         you specified the framework at build time, you must specify the framework when cleaning.

       • -?|-h|--help

         Prints out a description of how to use the command.

       • --interactive

         Allows the command to stop and wait for user input or action.  For example, to complete authentication.
         Available since .NET Core 3.0 SDK.

       • --nologo

         Doesn’t display the startup banner or the copyright message.

       • -o|--output <OUTPUT_DIRECTORY>

         The  directory  that  contains  the  build  artifacts to clean.  Specify the -f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>
         switch with the output directory switch if you specified the framework when the project was built.

         • .NET 7.0.200 SDK and later

           If you specify the --output option when running this command on a  solution,  the  CLI  will  emit  a
           warning  (an  error in 7.0.200) due to the unclear semantics of the output path.  The --output option
           is disallowed because all outputs of all built projects would be copied into the specified directory,
           which isn’t compatible with multi-targeted projects, as well as projects that have different versions
           of direct and transitive dependencies.  For more information, see Solution-level --output  option  no
           longer valid for build-related commands.

       • -r|--runtime <RUNTIME_IDENTIFIER>

         Cleans  the  output folder of the specified runtime.  This is used when a self-contained deployment was
         created.

       • -v|--verbosity <LEVEL>

         Sets the verbosity level of the command.  Allowed values are q[uiet], m[inimal], n[ormal],  d[etailed],
         and     diag[nostic].      The     default     is     normal.      For     more     information,    see
         <xref:Microsoft.Build.Framework.LoggerVerbosity>.

EXAMPLES

       • Clean a default build of the project:

                dotnet clean

       • Clean a project built using the Release configuration:

                dotnet clean --configuration Release

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