Rem
CLI trash that makes it ridiculously easy to recover files.
Rem launched on February 12, 2021 with 83 votes, #510 of 3,133 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.
What it does
We've all had it happen to us. A file you really needed, gone forever. All because of rm. What if we had a way to delete files, and get them back? Super easily? Super fast? Demo: https://asciinema.org/a/390479?speed=2
Get some REM sleep knowing your files are safe. Contribute to quackduck/rem development by creating an account on GitHub.
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