trashbhuwan – command-line recycle bin manager

trashbhuwan is a command-line utility for managing files and directories through the operating system’s recycle bin. It provides an alternative to permanently deleting files from the terminal, allowing discarded items to be recovered later.

On Linux, trashbhuwan works with the trash system used by desktop file managers such as Dolphin. On Windows, it uses the operating system’s native recycle bin API. This allows users to manage discarded files without switching to a graphical file manager.

The application provides commands for adding files to the trash, examining its contents and restoring items. It also supports permanent deletion when recovery is no longer required.

The developer documents integrations with lf, a terminal file manager, and neo-tree.nvim, a file explorer for Neovim.

This is not open source software.

Key Features

• Move files and directories into the recycle bin using –put.
• List discarded files using –list.
• Display disk usage information when listing trash contents.
• Restore discarded files to their original locations using –restore.
• Restore files or directories to a specified destination using –restore-dest.
• Permanently delete selected items from the recycle bin using –delete.
• Empty the recycle bin using –empty.
• Accept multiple file paths in a single operation.
• Provide command-line help using –help.
• Support integration with the lf terminal file manager.
• Offer integration with neo-tree.nvim through a modified file explorer.
• Cross-platform support – runs on Linux and Windows.

Website: github.com/tribhuwan-kumar/trashbhuwan
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Developer: Tribhuwan Kumar
License: Custom restrictive licence

trashbhuwan is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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