Recursively Delete all Files by Extension (File Type) Command

Use this to recursively delete all files with a specific extension (file type) in the current directory and sub-directories.

$ find . -name "*.ext" -type f -delete

Use this command to do a dry run by listing all the files.

$ find . -name "*.ext" -type f

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