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fix(clean): clarify why 'cargo clean' default != 'release' artifact set (#17129) #17132

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions src/bin/cargo/commands/clean.rs
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Expand Up @@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ pub fn cli() -> Command {
flag("workspace", "Clean artifacts of the workspace members")
.help_heading(heading::PACKAGE_SELECTION),
)
.arg_release("Whether or not to clean release artifacts")
.arg_profile("Clean artifacts of the specified profile")
.arg_release("Clean only release artifacts")
.arg_profile("Clean only artifacts of the specified profile")
.arg_target_triple("Target triple to clean output for")
.arg_target_dir()
.arg_manifest_path()
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