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rm replacement for regular user. Moves files to trash rather than
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#!/bin/bash | |
# rm replacement for regular user. Moves files to trash rather than | |
# directly deleting them. | |
reg_rm=/bin/rm | |
# Display usage if no parameters given | |
if [[ -z "$@" ]]; then | |
echo " ${0##*/} <file, folder, link...> - rm replacement: move to trash rather than delete" | |
exit | |
fi | |
# Text color variables | |
txtund=$(tput sgr 0 1) # Underline | |
txtbld=$(tput bold) # Bold | |
bldred=${txtbld}$(tput setaf 1) # red | |
bldblu=${txtbld}$(tput setaf 4) # blue | |
bldwht=${txtbld}$(tput setaf 7) # white | |
txtrst=$(tput sgr0) # Reset | |
info=${bldwht}*${txtrst} # Feedback | |
pass=${bldblu}*${txtrst} | |
warn=${bldred}*${txtrst} | |
ques=${bldblu}?${txtrst} | |
# Run 'rm' regular if root. | |
if [[ $(whoami) == root ]]; then | |
$reg_rm "$@" | |
exit | |
fi | |
# Test if first entry is an option, if it is ignore. | |
if [[ "$1" == -* ]]; then | |
echo " Ignored: "$bldred""$1""$txtrst"" | |
shift | |
fi | |
# Trash each file independently, give feedback. | |
for e in "$@"; do | |
if [ ! -e "$e" ] && [ ! -L "$e" ]; then | |
echo " Unexist: "$bldred""$e""$txtrst"" | |
continue | |
fi | |
mv -t ~/.local/share/Trash/files --backup=t "$e" | |
echo " Trashed: "$bldblu""$e""$txtrst"" | |
done |
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