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gvfs-trash

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)