Is there a disk Clean up for Macs?

Hey all. im curious to know if theres a disk clean up program that acts and does the same for the windows version. Let me know if theres something close to it.
Thanks!

This will give you some good info.
About disk optimization with Mac OS X
Mac OS X: How to force background maintenance tasks ( logs and temporary items)
The following are some good programs to help clean your system.
Onyx
MacJanitor
MainMenu
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