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How do I delete all hidden files from a folder in the Terminal?
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07-31-2015, 10:53 AM 
rm ._*.jpg
will do what you want . You don't want to remove all hidden files in the directory , just those that are related to the image files .

If you want to remove all the FAT hidden property files in the directory , use 
rm ._*
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Re: How do I delete all hidden files from a folder in the Terminal? - by TheCaber - 07-31-2015, 10:53 AM

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