Atadatem (“metadata” backwards) is a tiny macOS / OS X / Mac OS X command-line tool for recursively removing certain types of metadata files from one or more directories.
Using atadatem, you can remove any combination or all of the following:
.DS_Storefiles- Git-related metadata:
.git,.gitattributes,.gitmodules,.gitignore,.gitkeep .svndirectories- Mac Icon files (actually, the name is
Icon\r) - JavaScript-related configuration/metadata:
.jshintrc,.jslintrc,.babelrc - Editor/IDE metadata:
.idea,.editorconfig - Integration/analysis tools’ metadata:
.travis.yml,.scrutinizer.yml,.coveralls.yml,.codeclimate.yml
Invoke atadatem without any options or arguments or with option -h to see usage information.
Removing all .DS_Store files below a directory:
atadatem -d /path/to/directory
Removing all the file and directory types listed above from two directories:
atadatem -a /path/to/directory1 /path/to/directory2
Testing what would have been removed if you selected to remove all:
atadatem -t -a /path/to/directory
Testing what Git and Subversion directories in your home directory would be removed:
atadatem -gst ~
The repository contains an Xcode 3.2 project which should compile out of the box.
Carsten Blüm, www.bluem.net
Project website: www.bluem.net/jump/atadatem