Command

`clean`

🧹 Clean generated files and stale processes. By default, removes only the output directory (public/). Options: --cache Also remove build cache --all Remove both output and cache --stale-server Clean up stale 'bengal serve' processes

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Usage

Bash

bengal.site.clean [OPTIONS]

Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
`--force, -f`	`boolean`	`False`	Skip confirmation prompt
`--cache`	`boolean`	`False`	Also remove build cache (.bengal/ directory)
`--all`	`boolean`	`False`	Remove everything (output + cache)
`--stale-server`	`boolean`	`False`	Clean up stale 'bengal serve' processes
`--config`	`path`	—	Path to config file (default: bengal.toml)

Arguments

Argument	Type	Required	Description
`source`	`path`	No

Examples

Bash

  bengal clean                  # Clean output only
  bengal clean --cache          # Clean output and cache
  bengal clean --stale-server   # Clean up stale server processes