Script to remove app

user-wjoxMmfeJA
New Contributor

Hey peeps,

I'm totally new at scripting. My goal is to start by creating a script to uninstall a particular app. Eventually, I want to add it to the Self Service app.

Would someone mind pointing in the right direction?

Thanks!

1 REPLY 1

dan-snelson
Valued Contributor II

@user-wjoxMmfeJA The following may prove helpful:

#!/bin/sh
####################################################################################################
#
# ABOUT
#
#   Removes application passed as Parameter 5. (Used prior to installing updated application.)
#
#   See: https://github.com/talkingmoose/Jamf-Management-Templates/wiki/Baseline-Mozilla-Firefox
#
####################################################################################################
#
# HISTORY
#
#   Version 1.0, 26-Oct-2017, Dan K. Snelson
#
####################################################################################################



# Variables
authorizationKey="$4"
applicationPath="$5"



# Check for a specified value in Parameter 4
if [ "$authorizationKey" != "obscure, hard-to-guess string goes here" ]; then

    echo "Error: Incorrect Authorization Key; exiting."

    exit 1

fi



# If Parameter 5 is blank, exit ...
if [ -z "${applicationPath}" ]; then

    echo "Application Path not specified; exiting."

    exit 1

fi



# Check if the specified application is installed ...
testDirectory="/Applications/${applicationPath}"
if [ -d "${testDirectory}" ] ; then

    echo "/Applications/${applicationPath} located; proceeding ..."

    echo "Removing /Applications/${applicationPath} ..."

    rm -Rf "/Applications/${applicationPath}"

    echo "Removed /Applications/${applicationPath}."

else

    echo "/Applications/${applicationPath} NOT found; nothing to remove."

fi

exit 0