ReclaimSpace CLI

A lightning-fast, zero-dependency CLI tool to reclaim disk space by finding and removing unnecessary development folders and files.

It behaves like npx npkill, but goes further by detecting multiple categories of heavy folders/files, providing a navigable grouped CLI, and focusing on modern tech stacks like Shopify and React Router—all without a single runtime dependency.

Usage

Here are some common ways to use reclaimspace:

To interactively select and delete items (default):

This is the default behavior. It lists all the folders, and you can select which ones to delete.

npx reclaimspace

To directly delete everything (auto-delete):

This will find all reclaimable items and delete them automatically without confirmation.

npx reclaimspace --yes

To see what would be deleted (dry run):

This will list all the items that can be deleted but won't actually delete anything.

npx reclaimspace --dry

To run in a specific folder:

You can specify one or more directories to scan.

npx reclaimspace <foldername>

To combine flags and folders:

You can combine any of the flags with a specific folder. For example, to auto-delete all items in the my-project directory:

npx reclaimspace --yes my-project

To enable build analysis:

This will enable build analysis logs.

npx reclaimspace --build-analysis

To ignore certain folders:

You can exclude folders from the scan by providing a comma-separated list of patterns.

npx reclaimspace --ignore "node_modules,dist"

To include only specific folders:

You can specify a comma-separated list of patterns to include in the scan. When this flag is used, only folders matching these patterns will be considered, overriding the default detected items.

npx reclaimspace --include "my-custom-build,temp-files"

Configuration

You can create a .reclaimspacerc file in the root of your project to specify folders and patterns to ignore. This is useful for excluding project-specific build folders or other directories that you don't want to be scanned.

Example .reclaimspacerc file:

# Ignore all node_modules folders
node_modules

# Ignore a specific build folder
my-project/dist

Features

• Interactive Deletion: Navigate through a list of found items using arrow keys, space to select, and Enter to proceed.
• Zero Runtime Dependencies: Built from the ground up with native Node.js APIs for maximum speed and security. No node_modules at runtime!
• Categorized & Grouped: Results are grouped by type (Node Modules, Build Folders, etc.) for clarity.
• Size Information: See the size of each item and the total reclaimable space.
• Concurrent Scanning: ReclaimSpace uses a concurrent scanner to quickly find and process files.
• Build Artifact Detection: It intelligently detects build folders by looking for common build artifacts.
• Auto-Delete Mode: Use the --yes flag to delete all found items without confirmation.
• Dry Run Mode: Use the --dry flag to see what would be deleted without actually deleting anything.
• Ignore Patterns: Exclude specific folders or patterns using a .reclaimspacerc file or the --ignore flag.
• Interactive UI: Supports 'a' to select all and 'i' to invert selection.
• Cool Logo: Displays a cool logo when you run the tool.

Detected Items

reclaimspace detects the following categories:

1. Node Modules
   • node_modules
2. Build/Cache Folders
   • .next, dist, build, storybook-static, .nuxt, .output, .svelte-kit, .angular, out, .expo, .turbo, .cache, .shopify, .react-router, .tanstack
   • .rollup.cache, .parcel-cache, .vite, .astro, .solid, .remix, .docusaurus, .eleventy-cache, .gatsby-cache
   • public/build, .vercel, .netlify
3. Testing/Reporting Folders
   • coverage, .nyc_output, .pytest_cache, .tox, htmlcov
4. Miscellaneous Dev Junk
   • .venv, venv, env (Python Virtual Environments)
   • __pycache__, .mypy_cache, .ruff_cache (Python caches)
   • vendor (Go/PHP dependencies)
   • .vagrant, .terraform (Infrastructure tools)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our contributing guidelines to get started.

Contributors

License

This project is licensed under the ISC License. See the LICENSE file for details.