TRASH-EMPTY(1) General Commands Manual TRASH-EMPTY(1)NAME
trash-empty - Empty for Command line trash utility.
SYNOPSIS
trash-empty [arguments]
DESCRIPTION
Remove for ever any trashed file and trashed directory. This command is a part of trash-cli package that provides a command line interface
trashcan utility compliant with the FreeDesktop.org Trash Specification. It remembers the name, original path, deletion date, and permis-
sions of each trashed file.
ARGUMENTS
To remove all trashed files, use 'emtpy-trash'.
To remove files that have been in the trash more than a given number of
days, use 'trash-empty x', 'x' representing the number of days.
EXAMPLES
$ date
Tue Feb 19 20:26:52 CET 2008
$ trash-list
2008-02-19 20:11:34 /home/einar/today
2008-02-18 20:11:34 /home/einar/yesterday
2008-02-10 20:11:34 /home/einar/last_week
$ trash-empty 7
$ trash-list
2008-02-19 20:11:34 /home/einar/today
2008-02-18 20:11:34 /home/einar/yesterday
$ trash-empty 1
$ trash-list
2008-02-19 20:11:34 /home/einar/today
$ trash-empty
$ trash-list
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BUGS
Report bugs to http://code.google.com/p/trash-cli/issues
AUTHORS
Trash was written by Andrea Francia <andreafrancia@users.sourceforge.net> and Einar Orn Olason <eoo@hi.is>. This manual page was written
by Steve Stalcup <vorian@ubuntu.com>. Changes made by Massimo Cavalleri <submax@tiscalinet.it>.
SEE ALSO trash-put(1), trash-restore(1), trash-list(1), and the FreeDesktop.org Trash Specification at http://www.ramendik.ru/docs/trashspec.html.
Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later.
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gvfs-trash(1) User Commands gvfs-trash(1)NAME
gvfs-trash - move a directory entry to the trash using the VFS system
SYNOPSIS
gvfs-trash URI
DESCRIPTION
gvfs-trash moves a directory entry to the trash using the VFS system.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
URI Specifies the file location in standard URI format.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Move a local file to the trash
example% gvfs-trash file:///tmp/example
Example 2: Move a remote object to the trash
example% gvfs-trash smb://server/dir/example
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables: NLSPATH.
EXIT STATUS
The exit value 0 is returned regardless of success or failure.
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/gvfs-trash Executable to move a directory entry to the trash using the VFS system
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-gvfs |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO gvfs-copy(1), gvfs-info(1), gvfs-less(1), gvfs-ls(1), gvfs-mkdir(1)gvfs-monitor-dir(1), gvfs-monitor-file(1), gvfs-mount(1), gvfs-move(1),
gvfs-rename(1), gvfs-open(1), gvfs-cat(1), gvfs-save(1), gvfs-trash(1), gvfs-tree(1), attributes(5), environ(5)NOTES
Written by Alvaro Lopez Ortega, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2008.
SunOS 5.11 25 Mar 2008 gvfs-trash(1)
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i want to make alias for rm command. It should actually move the file to a directory in my home.
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