How to delete all .DS_Store files recursively on the command line

Use this command to recursively delete all .DS_Store files present in the directory mydir and all its subdirectories:

delete_ds_store.sh

find mydir -type f -name .DS_Store -print0 | xargs -0 rm

find mydir -type f -name .DS_Store -print0 | xargs -0 rm

Warning: Deleting the files can’t be undone.

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