Clean up your .gradle folder in just 2 cmd lines

Gradle is bloated over time, clean it is the only way.

If you are curious about their meaning, read the further below

find ~/.gradle -type f -atime +30 -delete

• find: This command searches for files and directories in a directory hierarchy. In this case, it starts the search in the ~/.gradle directory.

• ~/.gradle: This is the starting directory for the find command. The tilde (~) represents the home directory of the user running the command.

• -type f: This is a condition for the find command that specifies it should only look for files, not directories. The letter 'f' stands for files.

• -atime +30: This is another condition for the find command that specifies it should find files that were last accessed more than 30 days ago. The +30 indicates "more than 30 days."

• -delete: This is an action to be performed on the files the command finds. It deletes the files that meet the specified conditions.

find ~/.gradle -type d -mindepth 1 -empty -delete

• find: Similar to the previous explanation, it's a command-line utility used for searching files and directories.

• ~/.gradle: This is the starting directory for the find command, representing the .gradle directory within the user's home directory (~).

• -type d: This flag specifies that the find command should only look for directories. The letter 'd' stands for directories.

• -mindepth 1: This sets the minimum depth level for the search to 1. It means the search excludes the top-level directory (.gradle), ensuring that only subdirectories are considered.

• -empty: This is a condition for the find command, specifying that it should locate empty directories.

• -delete: This is the action to be performed on the directories that meet the specified conditions. It deletes the empty directories found within ~/.gradle.

It’s the last day of 2023, Let’s cleanup your work space and start a brand new year of 2024!

Happy coding!