trash

Delete a file and send it to the trash

$ trash [path/to/file]

List all files in the trash

$ trash-list

Interactively restore a file from the trash

$ trash-restore

Empty the trash

$ trash-empty

Permanently delete all files in the trash which are older than 10 days

$ trash-empty [10]

Remove all files in the trash, which match a specific blob pattern

$ trash-rm "[*.o]"

Remove all files with a specific original location

$ trash-rm [/path/to/file_or_directory]

trash-put [arguments] ...

Trash-cli package provides a command line interface trashcan utility compliant with the FreeDesktop.org Trash Specification. It remembers the name, original path, deletion date, and permissions of each trashed file.

Names of files or directories to move in the trashcan.

$ trash-put foo   # trashes foo 

Report bugs to https://github.com/andreafrancia/trash-cli/issues or to andrea@andreafrancia.it

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Trash was written by Andrea Francia <andrea@andreafrancia.it>. The original version of trash-empty was contributed by Einar Orn Olason <eoo@hi.is>. The first version of manual pages was written by Steve Stalcup <vorian@ubuntu.com> and was modified by Massimo Cavalleri <submax@tiscalinet.it>.

trash-list(1), trash-restore(1), trash-empty(1), trash-rm(1), and the FreeDesktop.org Trash Specification at http://www.ramendik.ru/docs/trashspec.html. Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later.