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# filedust

**filedust** is a small, fast, and safe command-line tool that scans your filesystem for obvious junk — things like Python __pycache__ folders, build artifacts, editor backup files, and leftover temporary files — and cleans them up.

Think of it as “`autoremove` for files.”

## Features

### Cleans common junk
Deletes well-known clutter such as:
* `__pycache__/`

* `.pytest_cache`, `.mypy_cache`, `.ruff_cache`

* `build/`, `dist/`

* editor backups `*~`, `*.swp`, `*.tmp`, etc.

* OS metadata like `.DS_Store`, `Thumbs.db`

###  Rich, colorful table output
It wasn't essential, but it's easy to read at a glance.

### Single confirmation prompt
One interactive prompt at the end of the run (unless -y is used).

### Reclaimed space summary
Shows how much disk space can be freed.

### Safe by design
Never touches dotfiles, configs, project files, or anything important.