Recoverable "rm" blunders via eshell and system trash (link in
comments)
reddit / emacs

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xenodium · 2022-09-17 19:09



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xenodium · 2022-09-17 19:13

Use `trash-directory` and `system-move-file-to-trash` for it
https://xenodium.com/rm-important-txt-oh-sht

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funk443 · 2022-09-18 11:27

Nice work

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xenodium · 2022-09-19 13:11

Thanks =)

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fuzzbomb23 · 2022-09-19 19:15

The [osx-trash](https://melpa.org/#/osx-trash) package also implements
a `system-mode-file-to-trash` function. By default, it uses
Applescript to tell the Finder to trash the file, so it doesn't depend
on a third-party `trash` executable being installed. The command is
configurable, so you can use a `trash` executable if you like.

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xenodium · 2022-09-19 20:39

Ah neat. Thanks. Was not aware of it. I suppose we still need to
choose a third party to install (melpa package vs brew install).

>The command is configurable, so you can use a trash executable if you
like.

Maybe that's the way to go. I just read this from the README:

    By default an AppleScript helper is used to actually trash the
    file using the finder, but that is slow, so you might want to
    customize option `osx-trash-command' to use a faster command.

Either way, nice to know of alternatives. Thank you.

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fuzzbomb23 · 2022-09-19 21:53

I've been using that default Applescript helper, and I haven't noticed
the slowness mentioned. FWIW I have a Mac Mini 2016 (i5 chip), which
is some way down the Mac performance ladder these days.