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==Overview of the Mod== #install the ipkg package findutils #Create a directory to hold any deleted files/directories #Create a directory to store your script which will effectively replace the rm command #Create a script to be called instead of the rm command which '''moves''' files or directories into the recycle bin directory #Set an alias to call your script every time the rm command is used #Set a cronjob to regularly remove/purge (actually delete) files/directories older that X days old from the recycle bin (in this example I use 7 days but you could configure what you want) #If you have the knowledge and need you can modify the script to limit diskspace used by the recycle bin, or perhaps purge it based on a diskspace limit, rather than age. If you do add this functionality please add it to this wiki.
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