rmtrash is a small utility that will move the file to macOS's Trash rather than obliterating the file (as rm does).
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brew install tbxark/repo/rmtrashmint install tbxark/rmtrashDownload the binary and put it in /usr/local/bin.
rmtrash [-f | --force] {[-i | --interactive[=always]] | [-I | --interactive=once] |
[--interactive=never]} [--one-file-system | -x] [--no-preserve-root |
--preserve-root] [-r | -R | --recursive] [-d | --dir] [-v | --verbose]
FILE...
rmtrash --help
rmtrash --version
| Options | Description |
|---|---|
| -f, --force | Ignore nonexistant files, and never prompt before removing. |
| -i | Prompt before every removal. |
| -I | Prompt once before removing more than three files, or when removing recursively. This option is less intrusive than -i, but still gives protection against most mistakes. |
| --interactive[**=**WHEN] | Prompt according to WHEN: never, once (-I), or always (-i). If WHEN is not specified, then never prompt. |
| --one-file-system, -x | When removing a hierarchy recursively, skip any directory that is on a file system different from that of the corresponding command line argument |
| --no-preserve-root | Do not treat "/" (the root directory) in any special way. |
| --preserve-root | Do not remove "/" (the root directory), which is the default behavior. |
| -r, -R, --recursive | Remove directories and their contents recursively. |
| -d, --dir | Remove empty directories. This option permits you to remove a directory without specifying -r/-R/--recursive, provided that the directory is empty. In other words, rmtrash -d is equivalent to using rmdir. |
| -v, --verbose | Verbose mode; explain at all times what is being done. |
| --help | Display a help message, and exit. |
| --version | Display version information, and exit. |
If the -I/--interactive=once option is given, and there are more than three files or the -r/-R/--recursive options are specified, rm prompts before deleting anything. If the user does not respond yes/y/Y to the prompt, the entire command is aborted.
By default, rm does not remove directories. If the -r/-R/--recursive option is specified, however, rm removes any matching directories and their contents.
If the specified directory is empty, it may be removed with the -d/--dir option, instead.
- RMTRASH_INTERACTIVE_MODE If set, it will be used as the default value for the --interactive option.
Also, you can add the following aliases to your shell profile:
alias del="rmtrash"
alias trash="rmtrash"
alias rm="echo Use 'del', or the full path i.e. '/bin/rm'"- rm can't delete the current executable directory, but rmtrash can, but I don't think that's a bug, it's a feature.
rmtrash is released under the MIT license. See LICENSE for details.