Re: A simple deletion script
Re: A simple deletion script
- Subject: Re: A simple deletion script
- From: Jeffrey Berman <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 21:14:15 -0500
On 5/11/03 12:35 PM, Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden> wrote:
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It would be great if you could add a new command to the new Disk-Folder-File
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suite of System Events that purged individual items (like 'do shell script
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"rm" or Jon's Commands' deleteFile) so that people could do this selectively
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without emptying the whole trash and without needing obscure shell commands
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or 3rd-party additions. Since this suite does not belong to the Finder,
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there's no need to confine it just to actions one can take in the UI, is
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there?
Yes, a System Events command to delete specific items without necessarily
deleting all items in the Trash is a great idea. In earlier versions of the
OS, I found myself using 'deleteFile' of Jon's commands and, with OS X, I've
been relying on "rm" from a 'do shell script' command.
-Jeffrey Berman
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