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NAME

       dh_auto_clean - automatically cleans up after a build

SYNOPSIS

       dh_auto_clean [buildsystemoptions] [debhelperoptions] [--params]

DESCRIPTION

       dh_auto_clean is a debhelper program that tries to automatically clean
       up after a package build. It does so by running the appropriate command
       for the build system it detects the package uses. For example, if
       there's a Makefile and it contains a "distclean", "realclean", or
       "clean" target, then this is  done by running make (or MAKE, if the
       environment variable is set). If there is a setup.py or Build.PL, it is
       run to clean the package.

       This is intended to work for about 90% of packages. If it doesn't work,
       or tries to use the wrong clean target, you're encouraged to skip using
       dh_auto_clean at all, and just run make clean manually.

OPTIONS

       See "BUILD SYSTEM OPTIONS" in debhelper(7) for a list of common build
       system selection and control options.

       -- params
           Pass "params" to the program that is run. These can be used to
           supplement or override the any standard parameters that
           dh_auto_clean passes.

SEE ALSO

       debhelper(7)

       This program is a part of debhelper.

AUTHOR

       Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>