trash-cli

trash-put filestrash-listtrash-restoretrash-empty [days]trash-rm pattern

trash-cli provides a command-line interface to the FreeDesktop.org trash. It moves files to trash instead of permanently deleting them.Files are moved to ~/.local/share/Trash following the freedesktop.org specification. Desktop environments can see and restore these files.Restoration is interactive. trash-restore lists trashed files with numbers, and you select which to restore.Empty trash permanently deletes trashed files. Age-based emptying removes only old files, keeping recent deletions recoverable.The tools work with filesystem trash on external drives. Each mounted filesystem has its own trash directory.Aliasing rm to trash-put provides safer default behavior while maintaining familiar syntax.

-d, --directory

Allow trashing directories (trash-put).

Ignore nonexistent files, do not print error messages.

Silently ignore nonexistent files (trash-put).

Explain what is being done.

Use specified directory as trash folder instead of the default.

Show version.

Show help.

trash-put FILES

Move files to trash.

List trashed files.

Interactively restore files.

Empty trash (or files older than N days).

Remove matching trashed files.

Trash uses disk space until emptied. Trashing large files fills disk. Doesn't work on filesystems without trash support. Root trash is separate.

trash-cli was created by Andrea Francia to provide command-line access to the standard Linux trash. It follows the FreeDesktop.org Trash specification for interoperability.

rm(1), gio(1), gvfs-trash(1)