GOODBYE, .DS_STORE, FOREVER!

FUCK_DS_STORE.md

Tutorial

1. CD to your GitHub folder

cd (drag & drop your folder into terminal after typing cd)

2. Run this

find . -name ".DS_Store" -type f -delete

3. Quickly commit your repos*

4. Run this:

git config --global core.excludesfile "~/.gitignore" && echo .DS_Store >> ~/.gitignore

*Explanation

1. moves to the folder in terminal where you're going to purge .DS_Store's
2. recursively deletes all .DS_Stores inside that folder & subfolders
3. .DS_Stores are automatically recreated, so we have to commit fast before they are recreated by Finder
4. adds .DS_store to your global git config, will create one if you don't have one already

Footnotes

• If you can't commit in time, try this for a true PERMA f--k off experience: sudo find / -name “.DS_Store” -depth -exec rm {} \;

Credits

• milo tek - 14/06/25 - The ".DS_Store" banisher
• Source for deleting .DS_Store
• Source for global gitignore command
• I HATE YOU .DS_STORE. YOU MAKE ME LOOK A FOOL! YOU SHALL EXIST NO MORE!