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Clean miscellaneous files created by macOS

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Mrg – Clean miscellaneous files created by macOS

by ilotoki0804·Apr 3, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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Yet another .DS_Store cleaner, but zero-dependency Python implementation avoids supply chain risk.

Strengths
  • •Zero dependencies reduce supply chain risk for this simple utility script.
  • •JSON output enables integration with other automation tools or pipelines.
  • •Homebrew and PyPI distribution makes installation straightforward for most developers.
Weaknesses
  • •Shell commands like find already solve this without installing anything.
  • •Unicode normalization is niche; modern tools handle NFD/NFC transparently now.
Target Audience

macOS developers managing cross-platform repositories

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cleanfs · macos-cleaner · find

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