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diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst b/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst index 1f246c0faa..533036852b 100644 --- a/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst +++ b/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst @@ -4252,23 +4252,29 @@ Does this in one of two ways: ``spack clean`` ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -Cleans up all of Spack's temporary and cached files. This can be used to +Cleans up Spack's temporary and cached files. This command can be used to recover disk space if temporary files from interrupted or failed installs -accumulate in the staging area. +accumulate. When called with ``--stage`` or without arguments this removes all staged files. -When called with ``--downloads`` this will clear all resources -:ref:`cached <caching>` during installs. +The ``--downloads`` option removes cached :ref:`cached <caching>` downloads. -When called with ``--user-cache`` this will remove caches in the user home -directory, including cached virtual indices. +You can force the removal of all install failure tracking markers using the +``--failures`` option. Note that ``spack install`` will automatically clear +relevant failure markings prior to performing the requested installation(s). + +Long-lived caches, like the virtual package index, are removed using the +``--misc-cache`` option. + +The ``--python-cache`` option removes `.pyc`, `.pyo`, and `__pycache__` +folders. To remove all of the above, the command can be called with ``--all``. -When called with positional arguments, cleans up temporary files only -for a particular package. If ``fetch``, ``stage``, or ``install`` +When called with positional arguments, this command cleans up temporary files +only for a particular package. If ``fetch``, ``stage``, or ``install`` are run again after this, Spack's build process will start from scratch. |