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brew install gtrash v0.0.6 MIT

Featureful Trash CLI manager: alternative to rm and trash-cli

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go

GitHub topics

cli go rm trash trash-cli trashcan

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# gtrash\n\n![demo](doc/image/demo.gif)\n\n`gtrash` is a trash CLI manager that fully complies with the [FreeDesktop.org specification](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/trash-spec/latest/).  \nUnlike `rm`, `gtrash` moves files to the system trash can, enabling easy restoration of important files at any time.\n\nIf you usually use `rm` in the shell, `gtrash` can serve as a substitute.\n\nThis tool utilizes the system trash can on Linux, enabling seamless integration with other CLI and desktop applications.\n\nAdditionally, `gtrash` features a modern TUI interface, making it very intuitive to restore any file.\n\nThe interface is made with an awesome [bubbletea](https://github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea) TUI framework.\n\n## Table of Contents\n- [Features](#features)\n- [Supported OS](#supported-os)\n- [Installation](#installation)\n- [Usage](#usage)\n- [How it works](#how-it-works)\n- [FAQ](#faq)\n- [Tips](#tips)\n- [Configuration](#configuration)\n- [Related projects](#related-projects)\n\n## Features\n\n- Intuitive TUI interface for file restoration\n  - Allows incremental search for trashed files, enabling the restoration of multiple files simultaneously.\n- Full compliance with FreeDesktop.org specification\n  - Supports directory size caching, enabling fast size-based filtering and pruning.\n- Close compatibility with rm interface\n  - Has rm-like mode, You can customize -r, -d behavior\n- Multi subcommands design in a single static binary written in Go\n- Restoration of co-deleted files together\n- Easy integration with other CLI tools, such as fzf\n- Safe and Ergonomic\n  - Ensures safety by displaying a list and confirmation prompt whenever a file is permanently deleted.\n\n\n## Supported OS\n\n### Linux\nSupported\n\n### Mac\nSupported\n\nbut Mac\u0027s system trash can is not used\n\n### Windows\nNot supported\n\nIt works perfectly on WSL2 because it is real Linux\n\n## Installation\n\n### From binaries\n\nDownload the binary from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/umlx5h/gtrash/releases/latest) and place it in ",
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