Bleachbit fails to act on anything

[Keith]

On 9/1/25 12:23 PM, Little Girl wrote:
> Hey there,
> 
> MR ZenWiz wrote:
>> Keith via ubuntu-users wrote:
>>
>>> $ bleachbit --debug -c system.cache system.tmp system.trash
>>>
>> This (version 4.6.0.3) ran the deletes without giving me any chance
>> to intervene.
>>
>> I quit. Not using bleachbit ever again.
> 
> Ouch. That particular command specified that system.cache and
> system.tmp and system.trash should be cleaned. There doesn't seem to
> be a way to preview them from the command-line.
> 

Do you guys ever use "--help" when running a program from the command-line?

$ bleachbit --help
Usage: bleachbit [options] cleaner.option1 cleaner.option2

Options:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
   -l, --list-cleaners   list cleaners
   -p, --preview         preview files to be deleted and other changes
   -c, --clean           run cleaners to delete files and make other 
permanent changes
   -s, --shred           shred specific files or folders
   -w, --wipe-free-space
                         wipe free space in the given paths
   -o, --overwrite       overwrite files to hide contents
   --gui                 launch the graphical interface
   --preset              use options set in the graphical interface
   --all-but-warning     enable all options that do not have a warning
   --debug               set log level to verbose
   --debug-log=DEBUG_LOG
                         log debug messages to file
   --sysinfo             show system information
   -v, --version         output version information and exit

-- 
Keith