On Nov 2, 2019, at 7:31 AM, Otto Nikolaus via Groups.Io <otto.nikolaus@...> wrote:

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On Fri, 1 Nov 2019 at 16:56, Jim Saklad via Groups.Io <jimdoc=[email protected]> wrote:

I just discovered something that even Dan and Otto might not know.

I was wondering if listing successive dates would allow me to delete multiple local snapshots in a single command (answer: no).

As usually happens in Terminal when you try something not allowed, I got a short lesson on command format:

Usage: tmutil deletelocalsnapshots [<mount_point> | <snapshot_date>]

Meaning, “a single date, OR the mountpoint”

So I tried:

Usage: tmutil deletelocalsnapshots /

And successfully deleted ALL the local snapshots at that mountpoint with a single command.

That is what I would expect.?

Do wild cards work, e.g.

tmutil deletelocalsnapshots 1019*

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I?don't have any to?try this with, but wild cards?are?standard in most Unix commands.

Otto