How to Quickly Remove All .DS_Store Files from a Git Repository
This guide explains how to efficiently purge unwanted .DS_Store files from a Git repository, offering a one‑line find command that traverses all directories, removes the files from the index, and ensures the repository stays clean without manual per‑folder operations.
Previously I wrote an article on globally ignoring .DS_Store files on macOS in Git.
A reader asked how to remove .DS_Store files that have already been committed across the entire repository. git rm --cached .DS_Store This command only removes the file from the current directory, which is insufficient for large projects.
Use the following one‑liner to find and delete all .DS_Store entries from the index:
find . -name .DS_Store -print0 | xargs -0 git rm -f --ignore-unmatchRun the command at the root of the Git project; it will clean every .DS_Store file, after which you should commit the changes.
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Programmer DD
A tinkering programmer and author of "Spring Cloud Microservices in Action"
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