rm-safely – A shell alias that moves files to trash instead of deleting

In plain words

rm-safely is a shell alias that replaces the standard rm command by moving files to trash instead of permanently deleting them. It's designed for developers and system users who want protection against accidental data loss from autocomplete errors or hastily executed delete commands. The tool functions as a drop-in replacement for rm, offering the same interface with an added safety layer that prevents irreversible deletions.

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From the sources

'rm' safely – a safety net for rm. Contribute to zdk/rm-safely development by creating an account on GitHub.

Because the rm command does not come with any personal protective equipment. This light shell function makes rm safer, especially the default MacOS rm . By wraping you a safe rm from any accidental deletion of files or directories e.g. accidental autocomplete, sub-shell or script bugs etc. curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zdk/rm-safely/main/rm-safely | bash -s install You will have the copied of files/dir in the trash first, then you can decide to delete or clean them later on. rm --rm Skip trash!, really execute 'rm' rm --list-trash, -l Show trash contents from all filesystems rm --restore <hash>, -s Restore a file from trash using its hash rm --undo, -u Restore the last…from github.com

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