Mess – a tiny CLI to clean dev clutter

Name: Mess – a tiny CLI to clean dev clutter
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Author: olzhasar

by olzhasar·Jun 30, 2026·2 points·0 comments

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Yet another cleanup CLI when bleachbit and rm -rf already exist.

Strengths

•Reports reclaimed disk space after each cleanup operation
•Cross-platform pre-built binaries for Linux and macOS
•User config files support XDG spec on Linux

Weaknesses

•No Windows support despite Go being cross-platform
•Doesn't solve anything bleachbit or custom scripts don't already handle

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