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one. It can be used to know which rule name to pass to
+ninja -t targets rule _name_+.
+`clean`:: remove built files. If used like this +ninja -t clean+ it
+removes all the built files. If used like this
++ninja -t clean _targets..._+ or like this
++ninja -t clean target _targets..._+ it removes the given targets and
+recursively all files built for it. If used like this
++ninja -t clean rule _rules_+ it removes all files built using the given
+rules. The depfiles are not removed. Files created but not referenced in
+the graph are not removed. This tool takes in account the +-v+ and the
++-n+ options (note that +-n+ implies +-v+). It returns non-zero if an
+error occurs.
+
Ninja file reference
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