---
title: 'nuxi cleanup'
description: 'Remove common generated Nuxt files and caches.'
links:
  - label: Source
    icon: i-simple-icons-github
    to: https://github.com/nuxt/cli/blob/main/src/commands/cleanup.ts
    size: xs
---

<!--cleanup-cmd-->
```bash [Terminal]
npx nuxi cleanup [ROOTDIR] [--cwd=<directory>]
```
<!--/cleanup-cmd-->

The `cleanup` command removes common generated Nuxt files and caches, including:

- `.nuxt`
- `.output`
- `node_modules/.vite`
- `node_modules/.cache`

## Arguments

<!--cleanup-args-->
Argument | Description
--- | ---
`ROOTDIR="."` | Specifies the working directory (default: `.`)
<!--/cleanup-args-->

## Options

<!--cleanup-opts-->
Option | Default | Description
--- | --- | ---
`--cwd=<directory>` |  | Specify the working directory, this takes precedence over ROOTDIR (default: `.`)
<!--/cleanup-opts-->