pkgutil# list all your installed packages
pkgutil --pkgs
# show your package info
pkgutil --pkg-info <your-package-id>
# list your package files
pkgutil --files <your-package-id>
# change to the directory which your package is installed into
cd /
# remote files
pkgutil --only-files --files <your-package-id> | tr '\n' '\0' | xargs -n 1 -0 sudo rm -if
# remote directories
pkgutil --only-dirs --files <your-package-id> | tail -r | tr '\n' '\0' | xargs -n 1 -0 sudo rmdir
You might want to finally clean up with
sudo pkgutil --forget <your-package-id>
Hi, is it a typo in your comments "# remote files" (that should be "# remove files", same for directories?
If it is not a mistake - why the word "remote" and what does it mean in this context?
rm -if => rm -rf
rmdir => rm -rf
Much simpler.
rm -if => rm -rf rmdir => rm -rfMuch simpler.
only if you potentially want to brick your machine. pkg files can include files to be installed even to /System in which case /System will be listed and you'd try to rm -rf that too.
How does
rm -ifmake sense? This rm man page says that-imeans "prompt before every removal", but-fmeans "never prompt"! Moreover, prompting is useless since stdin is coming from a/dev/nullthanks toxargs. Right?Note also that
pkgutil --filescan output names of important directories shared with other programs, e.g.usr. That's OK if you usermdiras this script does, because it won't remove empty directories. But if you modify the commands, e.g. to userm -r, be very careful.