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Find and Delete files in Mac OS X Terminal
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find-and-delete-mac-terminal.sh
# Substitute your search term for YOURSEARCH
find ./ -name 'YOURSEARCH' -exec rm {} \;
# Change the command you apply to the found files by adjusting the call after the -exec
# For example, to list the found files…
find ./ -name '._*' -exec ls -al {} \;
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