NAME¶
trash-empty - Empty for Command line trash utility.
SYNOPSIS¶
trash-empty [
arguments]
DESCRIPTION¶
Remove for ever any trashed file and trashed directory. This command is a part
of 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 'emtpy-trash'.
- To remove files that have been in the trash 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¶
Report bugs to
http://code.google.com/p/trash-cli/issues
AUTHORS¶
Trash was written by Andrea Francia <andreafrancia@users.sourceforge.net>
and Einar Orn Olason <eoo@hi.is>. This manual page was written by Steve
Stalcup <vorian@ubuntu.com>. Changes made by Massimo Cavalleri
<submax@tiscalinet.it>.
SEE ALSO¶
trash-put(1), trash-restore(1),
trash-list(1), and the FreeDesktop.org Trash
Specification at
http://www.ramendik.ru/docs/trashspec.html.
Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or
later.