trash.sh - A cli trash bin for files and directories instead of deleting them directly

Installation:

Put the trash.sh file to your desired location (e.g home directory) and source it in your $HOME/.bashrc or in /etc/.bashrc:

. /path/to/trash.sh

• When the script runs, it first checks if $HOME/.trash/ (your trash bin) exists and creates it if missing.

Add the cleanup job to your crontab:

# .trash cleanup of all contents (files and dirs) older than 31 days every morning at 06:00
0 6 * * 0 find $HOME/.trash/ -mtime +31 -delete  

Usage:

• trash FILE1 DIR2 ... or trash_put FILE1 DIR2 ... to move files and directories with relative or absolute paths to your .trash
• trash_list to list all files and dirs that you put in the trash in the last 30 days
• trash_empty to remove all files and dirs in your trash
• trash_rm FILE1 DIR2 ... to delete specific files and directories in your trash
• trash_restore FILE1 DIR2 ... to restore specific files and directories from your trash to it's origin

Credits

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