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systemd timer to clean your trash daily
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empty_trash.service
[Unit]
Description=Removes files older than 7 days from trash
[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/home/dummy_user/.bin/empty_trash.sh
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empty_trash.sh
#!/bin/bash
rm -r $HOME/.local/share/expunged/*
rm -r $HOME/.local/share/files/*
rm -r $HOME/.local/share/info/*
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empty_trash.timer
[Unit]
Description=Runs trash cleaning once every day
[Timer]
OnCalendar=daily
Persistent=true
[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target
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