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How to remove .DS_Store file from GitHub that Mac OS X creates
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# remove .DS_Store file from GitHub that MAC OS X creates
# find and remove .DS_Store
find . -name .DS_Store -print0 | xargs -0 git rm -f --ignore-unmatch
# create .gitignore file, if needed
touch .gitignore
echo .DS_Store > .gitignore
# push changes to GitHub
git add .gitignore
git commit -m '.DS_Store removed'
git push origin master
@MelissaKaulfuss
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Thank you so much! I just used this :)

@barisozdizdar
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Thank you so much for that! Just saved my ass!

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Madd-G commented Apr 15, 2022

Thank you so much

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abrizah commented Jul 28, 2022

Huge thanks!

@LizVizardini
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Thank you very much!

@kristianbrandser
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Thanks!

@YoannaPo
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Thank you! This helped me a lot!

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yobinauq commented Jan 9, 2024

Thank you a lot, helped me a lot!

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Senqxi commented Mar 2, 2024

It's the year 2024 thank you for helping out with this!!!

@amitojshah-singh
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thank you so much

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ghost commented Apr 9, 2024

Thank you very much!!! This method really works!

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zargam commented May 6, 2024

thank you so much

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Thanks! :D

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