Need a script to delete files

Hi
Can someone advise me on how to create a script to delete certain files from a users home account at logout?
The files that I want deleting are .plist files in there ~/lib.../preferences folder, this is so I can ensure that all users will have the same settings for certain files next time they login again.
Thanks

That being said, if you you still really want to do this you can create a logout hook and write a shell script to remove the files. See "About Daemons and Services", Appendix B on writing a logout hook.
But a far easier way is to create Account's login item that will cause a shell script to be launched to delete the files. You can encapsulate the shell script so it runs as an application that can be added to the Login Items. One such encapsulator is Platypus.
Note, rather than delete them, if you want to ensure all the specific plists have specific settings, then create a master set of them and copy the master set into the Preferences directory (being careful to observe ownership and permissions settings of course).

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