diff --git a/tools/clean.sh b/tools/clean.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
+
+find . -type f -name '*.py[co]' -delete
+find . -type d -name '__pycache__' -delete
+
+/bin/rm --force po/*~
+/bin/rm --force --recursive share/locale/