Demacify

Strip Mac cruft from directories before archiving or sharing.

Overview

Demacify removes macOS metadata and junk files (.DS_Store, ._*, __MACOSX, Spotlight, Trashes, etc.) from a target directory so it can be zipped, uploaded, or moved to non-Mac systems without carrying platform-specific garbage.

Usage

Run the script on a directory:

./skills/demacify/scripts/demacify.sh [TARGET]

• TARGET — Directory to clean (default: current directory)
• Output: Lists each removed file and a final count

Examples

# Clean current directory
./skills/demacify/scripts/demacify.sh

# Clean before zipping
./skills/demacify/scripts/demacify.sh ./my-project && zip -r my-project.zip my-project

License

MIT