trash-empty - Man Page
Empty for Command line trash utility.
Synopsis
trash-empty [arguments]
Description
Permanently remove any trashed file and trashed directory. This command is a part of the trash-cli package that provides a command line interface trashcan utility compliant with the FreeDesktop.org Trash Specification. It remembers the name, original path, deletion date, and permissions of each trashed file.
Arguments
- To remove all trashed files, use 'trash-empty' without arguments.
- To remove files that have been in the trash for more than a given number of
days, use 'trash-empty x', 'x' representing the number of days.
Examples
$ date Tue Feb 19 20:26:52 CET 2008 $ trash-list 2008-02-19 20:11:34 /home/einar/today 2008-02-18 20:11:34 /home/einar/yesterday 2008-02-10 20:11:34 /home/einar/last_week $ trash-empty 7 $ trash-list 2008-02-19 20:11:34 /home/einar/today 2008-02-18 20:11:34 /home/einar/yesterday $ trash-empty 1 $ trash-list 2008-02-19 20:11:34 /home/einar/today $ trash-empty $ trash-list <none>
Bugs
Please, report bugs to https://github.com/andreafrancia/trash-cli/issues
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Credits
Trash was written by Andrea Francia <andrea@andreafrancia.it>. The original version of trash-empty was contributed by Einar Orn Olason <eoo@hi.is>. The first version of manual pages was written by Steve Stalcup <vorian@ubuntu.com> and was modified by Massimo Cavalleri <submax@tiscalinet.it>.
See Also
trash-put(1), trash-list(1), trash-restore(1), trash-rm(1), and the FreeDesktop.org Trash Specification at https://specifications.freedesktop.org/trash-spec/trashspec-1.0.html.
Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later.