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#First "cd" to the top directory you want to start in. (Don't be stupid and run this from your root....)

To get a confirmation for every file use: find . -type f -name "*.bak" -exec rm -i {} \;

Or if you're feeling confident use: find . -type f -name "*.bak" -exec rm -f {} \;

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