Delete all files that contain a specific string via command line

delete-files-that-contain-specific-string.sh

# say we want to delete all files that contain the string "trash"
# source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/4529138

# 1) create a file that lists all files to delete
find .cache/ | xargs grep -l "trash" | awk '{print "rm "$1}' > delete.sh

# 2) check for errors and stuff
vim delete.sh

# 3) make the file executable and execute
sudo chmod +x delete.sh
./delete.sh