about "rm" command and recycle bin

deboom

I want to know how recycle bin work?!

um..mm if I use rm command to delete some files and I also need my deleted files go through recycle bin ... ,impossible huh !?!

AlexK

recycle bin is just for when you press DEL in your file manager, rm is to permenantly remove it like you found. I don't think there is any way to tell rm to send stuff to a "recycle bin" of sorts.

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d0p

if you want a "recycle bin" you could do

$ mkdir /trash

then use

$ mv /stuff/to/delete /trash/


rm is for permenant deletion

you may want to read the Debian (or the many other) user guides to become familiar w/ all the beauty contained within linux

jaboua

This is for the gnome trash, I'm not sure where KDEs trash is located... But put this somewhere in your users ~/.bashrc:

Code:

alias rm='mv --target-directory ~/.Trash'

If you now rm a file or directory as that user, it should go to trash. Beware that you have to re-login first!