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Re: Feature requestion: rm option that supports trash
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James Youngman |
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Re: Feature requestion: rm option that supports trash |
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Tue, 5 Feb 2008 19:02:26 +0000 |
On Feb 5, 2008 4:29 PM, Wilfred <address@hidden> wrote:
> It would be great if rm supported moving a file to a freedesktop.org
> compliant trash folder. This woud save much heartache by giving a
> 'safer' option for newbies.
It's not safer for them when they find themselves using some system
which lacks the feature or has it turned off, but expect the feature
to still be available...
There is a pointer to some more information (including a HOWTO) in the
coreutils FAQ at
http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/coreutils-faq.html#I-used-rm-to-remove-a-file_002e-How-can-I-get-it-back-now_003f
James.