A bash script that delete all microsoft-windows-files Thumbs.db in the current folder, and all the sub-directories.

Thumbs_db_killer

#! /bin/sh

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#                                    == Thumbs_db_killer ==                                         #
# This script delete all the Thumbs.db files on the curent folder, and on the sub-folders.          #
# You can modify the $ennemy variable if you want to bulk-delete an other file (.Sync, of whatever).#
#   @author  : Tom Canac http://tomcanac.com/                                                       #
#   @version : 1.0                                                                                  #
#   @licence : CC-BY                                                                                #
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recursivity ()
{
   for item in *; do
      [ -e "$item" ] || continue
      if [ -d "$item" ]; then # If the current item is a sub-directory :
         cd "$item" || { echo "You don't have neccesary rights to go through $item" 1>&2; exit 1; }; # Go in it
            recursivity;
         cd .. || exit 1; # Go back to the previous directory, and do this again
      elif [ -f "$item" ] && [ "$ennemy" = "$item" ]; then # If the current item is not a directory, and is named Thumbs.db :
         rm "$item"; # Delete it
         i=$((i+1)); # Add one victim to the list
      fi
   done
}

ennemy="Thumbs.db";
i=0;

recursivity;

echo "$i files named \"$ennemy\" deleted";

exit 0;


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#                                    == Documentation ==                                            #
# exit-code reference :                                                                             #
#   1 : you don't have the right to go through one of the sub-directory.                            #
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