remove files or directories safely on Linux

Author: DingGuodong

projects/LinuxSystemOps/Filesystem/rm-to-trash..sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Usage: bash $0
+# Author: dgden
+# Create Date: 2021/4/25
+# Create Time: 13:57
+# Description: remove files or directories safely on Linux
+
+if [[ -f "$HOME"/.bashrc ]]; then
+  bash_rc_path="$HOME"/.bashrc
+elif [[ -f "$HOME"/.bash_profile ]]; then
+  bash_rc_path="$HOME"/.bash_profile
+fi
+
+\cp "$bash_rc_path" "${bash_rc_path}_$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)~"
+
+cat >>"$bash_rc_path" <<'eof'
+# enable trash bin for bash
+if [ ! -d ~/.trash ]; then
+  mkdir -p ~/.trash
+fi
+
+alias rm=trash
+alias r=trash
+alias rl='ls ~/.trash'
+alias ur=undelete_file
+alias cr=clear_trash
+undelete_file() {
+  mv -i ~/.trash/"$*" ./
+}
+
+trash() {
+  mv "$@" ~/.trash/
+}
+
+clear_trash() {
+  read -pr "clear sure?[n]" confirm
+  [ "$confirm" == 'y' ] || [ "$confirm" == 'Y' ] && /usr/bin/rm -rf ~/.trash/*
+}
+# end
+
+
+eof
+
+# shellcheck source=$HOME/.bashrc
+source "$HOME"/.bashrc
+
+echo "Tips: use a separate disk or mount point to serve the important files, so you can use extundelete easily."
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2028
+echo 'You can use "\rm -rf path" to delete directly.'