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How can I delete Time Machine files using the commandline

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00:55 Accepted answer (Score 128)
02:08 Answer 2 (Score 29)
03:50 Answer 3 (Score 15)
07:55 Answer 4 (Score 4)
09:46 Thank you

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Full question
https://superuser.com/questions/162690/h...

Accepted answer links:
[Time Machine Safety Net]: https://web.archive.org/web/201308270906.../
[might also affect older and newer snapshots of the same machine]: https://superuser.com/questions/162690/h...

Answer 2 links:
[chmod]: http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#...
[the ]: http://techjournal.318.com/mac-os-x/the-...
[tmutil]: http://manpagez.com/man/8/tmutil/#conten...

Answer 3 links:
[inode]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inode
[in Arne's answer]: https://superuser.com/questions/162690/h...
[cannot be used on folders]: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/...
[GNU Coreutils]: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/c...
[Homebrew]: http://brew.sh/

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#macos #mac #commandline #timemachine

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