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Wed 03 November 2010

Trashing from the terminal : non destructively!

Posted by ankur in Tech (106 words, approximately a 1 minute read)

I've got this habit of using rm and Shift + delete when I come across a file that I'm not using. It's been costly at times when I've removed files that I would later need. Now, since I've paid dearly a few times, I've decided that the following are a must:

  1. alias rm='rm -i' in ~/.bashrc
  2. NEVER USE SHIFT while deleting
  3. Since I spend most of my time on the console, install ptrash or trash-cli and make use of these when you have the urge to delete a file. (trash-cli seems better at a glance here)
  4. Take time out in a fortnight and empty your waste basket.

 
    
 
 

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