This is a simple Bash script named del that moves any file or folder to the Ubuntu default Trash folder (~/.local/share/Trash/files). This provides a safer alternative to using rm by allowing you to restore deleted files from the Trash if necessary.
- Checks for the existence of the Trash folder and uses it for deleted files.
- Allows deletion of only one file at a time for safety.
- Checks if a file with the same name already exists in the Trash folder.
- Appends a timestamp to filenames to resolve conflicts.
- Ubuntu Desktop or similar GNOME-based Linux distributions.
- Bash shell.
- Save the script in a file, for example,
del.sh. - Make it executable:
chmod +x del.sh. - Optionally, move it to a directory in your
PATH, e.g.,sudo mv del.sh /usr/local/bin/del.
Download the .deb package and install it using the following command:
sudo dpkg -i del-package.deb
To delete a file, navigate to its folder in the terminal and use the del command:
del filename