DevTidy

A terminal UI app to clean up development dependencies and build artifacts.

Demo

What it cleans

Default mode

• node_modules (Node.js)
• target (Rust)
• __pycache__, venv (Python)
• build, dist (Build artifacts)
• .gradle (Java)
• deps, _build (Elixir)
• .next, .turbo, .nuxt (Next.js, Turborepo, Nuxt.js)
• .idea, .vscode (IDE configs)
• coverage, .nyc_output (Test coverage)
• .cache, .sass-cache, .parcel-cache (Cache files)
• .yarn, .pnpm-store (Package manager caches)
• .terraform (Terraform cache)
• .DS_Store, Thumbs.db (System files)
• Log files, temp files, and more

Gitignore mode (--gitignore)

• Files and directories matching patterns in .gitignore
• Requires a .gitignore file in the target directory

Install

Homebrew (macOS/Linux)

brew install --cask harryduc/brews/devtidy

Go install

go install github.com/harryduc/devtidy@latest

Usage

# Scan current directory
devtidy

# Scan specific directory
devtidy /path/to/dir

# Preview without deleting (dry-run mode)
devtidy --dry-run

# Only show items larger than specified size
devtidy --min-size 100MB
devtidy --min-size 1GB

# Combine options
devtidy --dry-run --min-size 500MB /path/to/project

# Use .gitignore patterns
devtidy --gitignore

Controls

Navigation

• ↑/↓ or k/j - Navigate items
• / - Filter items
• q - Quit

Selection

• space - Toggle selection (✓ = selected)
• a - Select all items
• d - Deselect all items
• i - Invert selection

Sorting

• s - Sort by size (largest first)
• n - Sort by name (A-Z)
• t - Sort by type

Actions

• c - Clean selected items

Options

• --gitignore - Scan files matching .gitignore patterns
• --dry-run - Preview what would be cleaned without deleting
• --min-size - Only show items larger than specified size (e.g., 100MB, 1GB)
• -h, --help - Show help message
• -v, --version - Show version information

Safety

• Only cleans items you explicitly select
• Shows size before cleaning
• Use --dry-run to preview without deleting
• Filter by size with --min-size to focus on large items