Editing How to create a Recycle Bin (or Trash can) for the CLI rm command
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#Set an alias to call your script every time the rm command is used | #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) | #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. | #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 please add this functionality please add it to this wiki. | ||
==Limitations== | ==Limitations== |