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VDP76

#! Junkie

From: Bayreuth, Germany

Registered: 2012-04-12

Posts: 434

Trash-bin CLI

Today I wondered how to empty the trash bin from CLI (just for fun ), I googled it and found

rm-rf /home/USER/.local/share/Trash/files/*
rm-rf /home/USER/.local/share/Trash/info/*

fine, that works.

I have also found something more, a little program called trash-cli.
It does more that just emptying the trash, it provides a "mild version of rm command". Files and/or folders, instead of being just deleted with rm, can be moved into the trash bin and even restored from CLI, the same way it is done in Thunar, cool!

So, first install the dependencies:

sudo apt-get install python python-setuptools

Then download the latest sources, unpack and install them

wget https://github.com/andreafrancia/trash-cli/tarball/master
tar xfz andreafrancia-trash-cli-xxxxxxxx.tar.gz
cd andreafrancia-trash-cli-xxxxxxxx
sudo python setup.py install

and finally use it..
(the examples are taken directly from the author's README)

$ trash-put foo

$ trash-list
2008-06-01 10:30:48 /home/andrea/bar
2008-06-02 21:50:41 /home/andrea/bar
2008-06-23 21:50:49 /home/andrea/foo

$ restore-trash
0 2007-08-30 12:36:00 /home/andrea/foo
1 2007-08-30 12:39:41 /home/andrea/bar
2 2007-08-30 12:39:41 /home/andrea/bar2
3 2007-08-30 12:39:41 /home/andrea/foo2
4 2007-08-30 12:39:41 /home/andrea/foo
What file to restore [0..4]: 4
$ ls foo
foo

$ trash-empty

$ trash-empty <days>

I hope someone will find it useful!

VDP76

EDIT:
- The program is availabilities through repositories for Waldorf, so the install is just

sudo apt-get install trash-cli

- The README file states that the program requires Python 2.7, which is not available in Statler, so I tested it in a Waldorf virtualbox and it worked well! However debian repositories indicate compatibility also with python 2.6 and indeed the program works also in Statler!

Last edited by VDP76 (2012-07-10 19:09:27)

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elvaqueroloco

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From: #! Rodeo bucking chute

Registered: 2012-03-25

Posts: 121

Re: Trash-bin CLI

Very cool, @VDP! Thanks for sharing!

Last edited by elvaqueroloco (2012-07-10 02:29:31)

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damo

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From: N51.5 W002.8 (mostly)

Registered: 2011-11-24

Posts: 653

Re: Trash-bin CLI

The program is written in python and requires a version higher than 2.7 so I couldn't try it in Statler, but I tested it in a Waldorf virtualbox and it worked well!

VDP76

In Statler, apt-get python3 (or whatever you need) and change the first line of the script to

#!/usr/bin/python3

or

#!/usr/bin/env python3 

I used to run 3 different python versions with Statler

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VastOne

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From: #! Fringe Division

Registered: 2011-04-26

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Re: Trash-bin CLI

Very nice VDP76!

Added to Quick References

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VDP76

#! Junkie

From: Bayreuth, Germany

Registered: 2012-04-12

Posts: 434

Re: Trash-bin CLI

Thanks guys!! I am glad to have contributed!

@damo It turned out that the program is compatible also with python 2.6 (see the edit in the first post), anyway thanks for the suggestion..

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