Linux Soft Cleaner

A fast, safe, and minimal disk cleanup tool for Linux servers — written in Rust for maximum performance, memory safety, and power efficiency.

Features

• Safe by default — dry-run mode (--dry-run / -n) shows what would be deleted before touching anything.
• Blazingly Fast — leveraging Rust's zero-cost abstractions and concurrent file system traversal.
• Zero dependencies — single static binary with no external library requirements.
• Comprehensive Scans:
  • /tmp files (using configurable age filter).
  • Package manager caches (APT, YUM, DNF, Pacman).
  • Rotated log archives under /var/log.
  • Docker caches (--docker flag to prune images, containers, and build cache).
  • NPM global cache (--npm flag).

Installation & Usage

1. Run instantly via npx (Node.js required)

You can execute it instantly on any machine with Node.js installed without installing the package:

# Preview cleanable space (safe dry-run)
npx linux-soft-cleaner --dry-run

# Run actual cleanup
sudo npx linux-soft-cleaner

2. Install globally via NPM

npm install -g linux-soft-cleaner

# Use the command directly
linux-soft-cleaner --dry-run

3. Install via curl shell script (Linux/macOS)

Installs the precompiled binary directly into your path:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anilcan-kara/linux-soft-cleaner/master/install.sh | sh

4. Install from source via Cargo (Rust toolchain required)

cargo install linux-soft-cleaner

5. Download statically linked binaries

You can download the precompiled static binary for your platform directly from the GitHub Release assets:

• 🐧 Linux (x64): linux-soft-cleaner-linux-x64
• 🐧 Linux (ARM64): linux-soft-cleaner-linux-arm64
• 🍎 macOS (x64): linux-soft-cleaner-darwin-x64
• 🍎 macOS (ARM64): linux-soft-cleaner-darwin-arm64

Command Line Options

=== Linux Soft Cleaner v0.1.0 ===
A fast, safe, and minimal disk cleanup tool for Linux servers

Usage: linux-soft-cleaner [OPTIONS]

Options:
  -n, --dry-run        Run in dry-run mode (preview changes, no files will be deleted)
  -d, --days <DAYS>    Threshold in days for temporary files and logs [default: 7]
      --docker         Also clean Docker system caches (containers, images, volumes)
      --npm            Also clean global NPM cache
  -h, --help           Print help
  -V, --version        Print version

License

MIT — Anilcan Kara