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minus-squareLeninOnAPrayer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-222 hours agoalias trash-put from trash-cli in both sudo and user. myrm() { trash-put "$@" } alias rm="myrm" This has saved my ass so many times. Especially when typing “rm * .png” instead of “rm *.png” Can restore the files using the cli or from system recycling bin. The alias to rm is probably not best. So getting use to using another name is probably best. But I’m never had a problem with it.
minus-squaregrrgyle@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 hours agoThat feeling where rm is taking a while to return to the prompt
minus-squareLeninOnAPrayer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 hour agoExactly. Ctrl+C and hope ls isn’t completely empty.
minus-squarepressanykeynow@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·21 hours agoOr just use snapshots. If you are into aliases make an alias for rm to make a snapshot before deleting something.
minus-square_____@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 hours agoI’ve never ran into any issues from using rm but I like this idea and will be using it as I only see positives
minus-squareLeninOnAPrayer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·21 hours agoDownsides can be inconsistent behavior. As with any alias it’s not meant to be anything but a replacement in your shell. Scripts/SSH etc. Also, you gotta remember to empty your trash. :)
alias trash-put from trash-cli in both sudo and user.
myrm() { trash-put "$@" } alias rm="myrm"This has saved my ass so many times. Especially when typing “rm * .png” instead of “rm *.png”
Can restore the files using the cli or from system recycling bin.
The alias to rm is probably not best. So getting use to using another name is probably best. But I’m never had a problem with it.
That feeling where rm is taking a while to return to the prompt
Exactly. Ctrl+C and hope ls isn’t completely empty.
Or just use snapshots. If you are into aliases make an alias for rm to make a snapshot before deleting something.
I’ve never ran into any issues from using rm but I like this idea and will be using it as I only see positives
Downsides can be inconsistent behavior. As with any alias it’s not meant to be anything but a replacement in your shell. Scripts/SSH etc.
Also, you gotta remember to empty your trash. :)