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Cleaner way
Authored by: dannyboy on Jan 30, '03 11:05:12AM
use: find . -name .DS_Store -print -exec /bin/rm {} ; ... will print out each file that it removes. Some versions of xargs have problems with large number os arguments. You can also add a -i (interactive / prompt before deleting) or -f (force) argument to rm for both methods. dan

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