diff --git a/CMakeModules/clean_directories b/CMakeModules/clean_directories
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..21021a138
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+++ b/CMakeModules/clean_directories
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+find . -name Makefile | xargs rm -rf 
+find . -name cmake_install.cmake  | xargs rm -rf 
+find . -name CMakeFiles | xargs rm -rf 
+rm -rf CMakeCache.txt cmake_uninstall.cmake install_manifest.txt
+rm -rf lib bin
+