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Re: Answer to the "._" files question
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Re: Answer to the "._" files question


  • Subject: Re: Answer to the "._" files question
  • From: "Gary (Lists)" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 22:16:23 -0400

"Gnarlodious" wrote:
> Say again why why you want to use plain Applescript to delete the files?
> I've been using a shell script for years and never had a problem.

> email@hidden wrote:
>>     I use a shell script to find and delete the unwanted files. Here's the
>> relevant part of the script
>>
>> set cleanUp to ("cd" & cleanPath & ";" & "find . -name \"._*\" -exec rm...
>> ...
>> do shell script cleanUp
>> ...

Well, it's clearly not 'plain AppleScript' anyway --
it is a shell script, wrapped in an AppleScript.

Can't that get the poster into the *nix Shell Club?

Maybe on the Shellscript-Users list they do it a different way. :)
--
Gary

(Hey Rach, how's our Mr. Hartmann? How're the shows? I gave my sister a copy
of his book on A.D.D. -- have you read it? It sheds some interesting light
on this "new" [non-?] issue.)

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