[Update] What is :2eds_store?
The file :2eds_store is usually created by Apple’s Mac OS X to store the listing view of a Finder window. When you connect your Mac to a Linux box with AppleTalk and you browse your directories with the Finder application it will create this file and some more like .AppleDouble or directories like Network Trash Folder in every directory you have visited. With this script you can clean up your Linux file system from these needless files:
[Update] Here comes the real new script sauber. It is based on the older script clean:
#!/bin/bash # Script: sauber # Object: Cleans up your Linux file system after a # session with AppleTalk and Finder. # Etymologie: sauber means clean in German # Test number of arguments here if (( $# < 1 )) ; then echo echo "We need an argument here." echo "Usage: ./sauber [Directory]" echo "Example: ./sauber /home/christian" echo >&2 exit 1 fi find $1 \( -iname ':2eDS_Store' \ -o -iname '.AppleDouble' \ -o -iname 'Network Trash Folder' \ -o -iname 'Temporary Items' \ -o -iname ':2elocalized' \ -o -iname '.DS_Store' \ -o -iname '._*' \) -exec rm -rf {} \; exit 0 |
For comparison I leave the old script here:
#!/bin/sh # Script: clean # Object: Cleans up your Linux file system after a session with # AppleTalk and Finder. find $HOME -name :2eDS_Store -or \ -name .AppleDouble -or \ -name 'Network Trash Folder' -or \ -name 'Temporary Items' -exec rm -rf {} \; |
These two examples show that I have learned pretty much about writing shell scripts in the last year. Note that the first posting of this script was in February 2006. ;-)
[Update] If you want to prevent Mac OS X to generate .DS_Store Files open Terminal.app and type
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true |
and log off. Log on again and Mac OS X won’t create .DS_Store Files again. But this must be made for each user.
If you want the .DS_Store Files back remove with
rm -i $HOME/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktopservices.plist |
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