Prevent OSX clutter on external storage

exd_noclutter

#!/bin/bash

# protect an ext drive (USB, memcard, etc) from the following files:
#	.Spotlight-V*		(Spotlight index)
#	.Trashes			(Deleted files)
#	.fseventsd/*		(journaling)
#	.DS_Store			(finder prefs... not implemented, yet)

# run this from the root of the drive that should be protected

echo "Before protection:"
ls -al

rm -rf .{,_.}{fseventsd,Spotlight-V*,Trashes}
mkdir .fseventsd
touch .fseventsd/no_log .metadata_never_index .Trashes
chmod 444 .fseventsd/no_log .fseventsd .metadata_never_index .Trashes

echo "After protection:"
ls -al