https://github.com/ruda/poof

Command line tool to list or uninstall/remove macOS packages.
https://github.com/ruda/poof

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Command line tool to list or uninstall/remove macOS packages.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ruda/poof
• Owner: ruda
• License: bsd-2-clause
• Created: 2012-08-05T20:09:19.000Z (over 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-03-29T02:16:01.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-03-11T16:46:24.859Z (about 2 years ago)
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 103 KB
• Stars: 5
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
Poof is a command line utility to list and uninstall/remove macOS packages.

*NO WARRANTY* DON'T BLAME ME if you destroy your installation!

NEVER REMOVE com.apple.* packages unless you know what you are doing.

How it works:

It first removes all files and directories declared by the package and

then forget the metadata (the receipt data).

Get poof:

    $ curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ruda/poof/master/poof.py

    $ chmod +x poof.py

Usage:

List packages (but ignore all from Apple).

    $ ./poof.py | grep -v com.apple.pkg

    com.accessagility.wifiscanner

    com.adobe.pkg.FlashPlayer

    com.amazon.Kindle

    com.christiankienle.CoreDataEditor

    com.ea.realracing2.mac.bv

    com.google.pkg.GoogleVoiceAndVideo

    com.google.pkg.Keystone

    com.Growl.GrowlHelperApp

    com.lightheadsw.caffeine

    com.Logitech.Control Center.pkg

    ...

Remove FlashPlayer (com.adobe.pkg.FlashPlayer).

    $ sudo ./poof.py com.adobe.pkg.FlashPlayer

    ...

    Forgot package 'com.adobe.pkg.FlashPlayer' on '/'.