diff --git a/devclean.sh b/devclean.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..d3c316514e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devclean.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+  
+# usage instructions
+usage () {
+cat << EOF_USAGE
+
+Clean the UFS-SRW Application build
+Usage: $0 [OPTIONS] ...
+
+OPTIONS
+  -h, --help
+      show this help guide
+  -a, --all
+      removes "bin", "build" directories, and other build artifacts
+  --remove
+      removes the "build" directory, keeps the "bin", "lib" and other build artifacts intact
+  --clean
+      removes "bin", "build" directories, and other build artifacts (same as "-a", "--all")
+  --install-dir=INSTALL_DIR  
+      installation  directory name (\${SRW_DIR} by default)
+  --build-dir=BUILD_DIR
+      main build directory, absolute path (\${SRW_DIR}/build/ by default)
+  --bin-dir=BIN_DIR
+      binary directory name ("exec" by default); full path is \${INSTALL_DIR}/\${BIN_DIR})
+  --sub-modules
+      remove sub-module directories. They will need to be checked out again by sourcing "\${SRW_DIR}/manage_externals/checkout_externals" before attempting subsequent builds
+  -v, --verbose
+      provide more verbose output
+
+EOF_USAGE
+}
+
+# print settings
+settings () {
+cat << EOF_SETTINGS
+Settings:
+
+  INSTALL_DIR=${INSTALL_DIR}
+  BUILD_DIR=${BUILD_DIR}
+  BIN_DIR=${BIN_DIR}
+  REMOVE=${REMOVE}
+  VERBOSE=${VERBOSE}
+
+Default cleaning options: (if no arguments provided, then nothing is cleaned)
+ REMOVE=${REMOVE}
+ CLEAN=${CLEAN}
+ INCLUDE_SUB_MODULES=${INCLUDE_SUB_MODULES}
+
+EOF_SETTINGS
+}
+
+# print usage error and exit
+usage_error () {
+  printf "ERROR: $1\n" >&2
+  usage >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+# default settings
+SRW_DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "$(readlink -f -n "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" )" && pwd -P)
+INSTALL_DIR=${INSTALL_DIR:-${SRW_DIR}}
+BUILD_DIR=${BUILD_DIR:-"${SRW_DIR}/build"}
+BIN_DIR="exec"
+REMOVE=false
+VERBOSE=false
+
+# default clean options
+REMOVE=false
+CLEAN=false
+INCLUDE_SUB_MODULES=false #changes to true if '--sub-modules' option is provided
+
+# process requires arguments
+if [[ ("$1" == "--help") || ("$1" == "-h") ]]; then
+  usage
+  exit 0
+fi
+# process optional arguments
+while :; do
+  case $1 in
+    --help|-h) usage; exit 0 ;;
+    --all|-a) ALL_CLEAN=true ;;
+    --remove) REMOVE=true ;;
+    --remove=?*|--remove=) usage_error "$1 argument ignored." ;;
+    --clean) CLEAN=true ;;
+    --install-dir=?*) INSTALL_DIR=${1#*=} ;;
+    --install-dir|--install-dir=) usage_error "$1 requires argument." ;;
+    --build-dir=?*) BUILD_DIR=${1#*=} ;;
+    --build-dir|--build-dir=) usage_error "$1 requires argument." ;;
+    --bin-dir=?*) BIN_DIR=${1#*=} ;;
+    --bin-dir|--bin-dir=) usage_error "$1 requires argument." ;;
+    --sub-modules) INCLUDE_SUB_MODULES=true ;;
+    --verbose|-v) VERBOSE=true ;;
+    --verbose=?*|--verbose=) usage_error "$1 argument ignored." ;;
+    # targets
+    default) ALL_CLEAN=false ;;
+    # unknown
+    -?*|?*) usage_error "Unknown option $1" ;;
+    *) usage; break ;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
+
+# choose defaults to clean
+if [ "${ALL_CLEAN}" = true ]; then
+  CLEAN=true
+fi
+
+# print settings
+if [ "${VERBOSE}" = true ] ; then
+  settings
+fi
+
+# clean if build directory already exists 
+if [ "${REMOVE}" = true ] && [ "${CLEAN}" = false ] ; then
+  printf '%s\n' "Remove the \"build\" directory only, BUILD_DIR = $BUILD_DIR "
+  [[ -d ${BUILD_DIR} ]] && rm -rf ${BUILD_DIR} && printf '%s\n' "rm -rf ${BUILD_DIR}"
+elif [ "${CLEAN}" = true ]; then
+  printf '%s\n' "Remove build directory, bin directory, and other build artifacts "
+  printf '%s\n' " from the installation directory = ${INSTALL_DIR} "
+  [[ -d "${BUILD_DIR}" ]] && rm -rf ${BUILD_DIR}  && printf '%s\n' "rm -rf ${BUILD_DIR}"
+  [[ -d "${INSTALL_DIR}/${BIN_DIR}" ]] && ( rm -rf ${INSTALL_DIR}/${BIN_DIR}  && printf '%s\n' "rm -rf ${INSTALL_DIR}/${BIN_DIR}" )
+  [[ -d "${INSTALL_DIR}/lib" ]] && ( rm -rf ${INSTALL_DIR}/share  && printf '%s\n' "rm -rf ${INSTALL_DIR}/share" )
+  [[ -d "${INSTALL_DIR}/include" ]] && ( rm -rf ${INSTALL_DIR}/include  && printf '%s\n' "rm -rf ${INSTALL_DIR}/include" )
+  [[ -d "${INSTALL_DIR}/lib" ]] && rm -rf ${INSTALL_DIR}/lib  && printf '%s\n' "rm -rf ${INSTALL_DIR}/lib"
+  [[ -d "${SRW_DIR}/manage_externals/manic" ]] && rm -f ${SRW_DIR}/manage_externals/manic/*.pyc  && printf '%s\n' "rm -f ${SRW_DIR}/manage_externals/manic/*.pyc"
+  echo " "
+fi
+# Clean all the submodules if requested. NB: Need to check out them again before attempting subsequent builds, by sourcing ${SRW_DIR}/manage_externals/checkout_externals
+if [ ${INCLUDE_SUB_MODULES} == true ]; then
+  printf '%s\n' "Removing submodules ..."
+  declare -a submodules='()'
+  submodules=(${SRW_DIR}/sorc/*) 
+# echo " submodules are: ${submodules[@]} (total of ${#submodules[@]}) " 
+  if [ ${#submodules[@]} -ge 1 ]; then
+    for sub in ${submodules[@]}; do [[ -d "${sub}" ]] && ( rm -rf ${sub} && printf '%s\n' "rm -rf ${sub}" ); done
+  fi
+  printf '%s\n' "NB: Need to check out submodules again for any subsequent builds, " \
+    " by sourcing ${SRW_DIR}/manage_externals/checkout_externals "
+fi
+#
+echo " " 
+echo "All the requested cleaning tasks have been completed"
+echo " " 
+
+exit 0
+