# Clean Output

> Removes the output directory

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- [Install](#install)
- [API](#api)
  - [CleanOutput](#cleanoutput)
    - [See Also](#see-also)
    - [after](#after)
      - [Throws](#throws)
- [License](#license)

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## Install

```
yarn add makestatic-clean-output
```

## API

### CleanOutput

Plugin to remove the output directory, makes sure your build is pristine.

This plugin is activated when the `clean` boolean option is set.

By default it will remove the entire `output` directory however if the
configuration option `clean` is set to an array of glob patterns then
only the files matching the configured glob patterns are removed.

#### See Also

* [Core Standard](https://makestatic.ws/docs/api/core-standard/ "Core Standard")

#### after

```javascript
after(context)
```

Removes the output directory.

Returns a promise that resolves when the output directory is removed.

* `context` Object the processing context.

##### Throws

* `Error` if the unlink operation fails.

## License

MIT

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Created by [mkdoc](https://github.com/mkdoc/mkdoc) on March 12, 2017

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[reshape]: https://github.com/reshape/reshape "Reshape Source Code"
[reshapeml]: https://reshape.ml "Reshape"
[clean-css]: https://github.com/jakubpawlowicz/clean-css "Clean CSS"
[html-minifier]: https://github.com/kangax/html-minifier "Html Minifier"
[uglify-js]: https://github.com/mishoo/UglifyJS2 "Uglify JS"
[imagemin]: https://github.com/imagemin/imagemin "Imagemin"
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[browsersync]: https://www.browsersync.io "Browsersync"
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