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Created December 10, 2012 01:14
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Remove XCode Command Line Tools
RECEIPT_FILE=/var/db/receipts/com.apple.pkg.DeveloperToolsCLI.bom
RECEIPT_PLIST=/var/db/receipts/com.apple.pkg.DeveloperToolsCLI.plist
if [ ! -f "$RECEIPT_FILE" ]
then
echo "Command Line Tools not installed."
exit 1
fi
echo "Command Line Tools installed, removing ..."
# Need to be at root
cd /
# Remove files and dirs mentioned in the "Bill of Materials" (BOM)
lsbom -fls $RECEIPT_FILE | sudo xargs -I{} rm -r "{}"
# remove the receipt
sudo rm $RECEIPT_FILE
# remove the plist
sudo rm $RECEIPT_PLIST
echo "Done! Please restart XCode to have Command Line Tools appear as uninstalled."
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