Rust Cleanup Tool

A fast and simple CLI tool written in Rust to delete files and folders older than a specified age. It recursively scans a directory (default: current folder) and removes items based on their last modified time.

This project I did alongside chatGPT to learn/practice Rust.

Features

• Delete files and folders older than X days or years
• Recursive directory traversal
• Dry-run mode (preview without deleting)
• Log file with deleted items and errors
• Skip specific directories (e.g. .git, node_modules)
• Configurable target path

Installation

Make sure you have Rust installed: https://rust-lang.org Clone the repository and build:

cargo build --release

Run:

./target/release/rcleanup

Usage

Delete files older than 30 days

cargo run --days 30

Delete files older than 2 years

cargo run --years 2

Dry run (recommended first)

cargo run --years 3 --dry-run

Skip directories

cargo run --skip .git --skip node_modules

CLI Options

Option	Description
--days	Age in days
--years	Age in years
--path	Target directory (default: .)
--dry-run	Show what would be deleted
--log	Log file path
--skip	Directory names to skip

License

MIT License