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rip (Rm ImProved)
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rip
is a command-line deletion tool focused on safety, ergonomics, and performance. It does not implement the xdg-trash spec.
Deleted files get sent to the graveyard (/tmp/.graveyard
by default) under their absolute path, giving you a chance to recover them.
No data is overwritten. If files that share the same path are deleted, they will be renamed as numbered backups.
If you want to put the graveyard somewhere else (like ~/.local/share/Trash
), you have two options, in order of precedence:
- Alias
rip
torip --graveyard ~/.local/share/Trash
- Set the environment variable
$GRAVEYARD
to~/.local/share/Trash
This can be a good idea because if the graveyard is mounted on an in-memory filesystem, (as /tmp is in Arch Linux), deleting large files can quickly fill up your RAM. It's also much slower to move files across filesystems, although the delay should be minimal with an SSD.
A deletion log is kept in the .record
, found in the top level of the graveyard.
Installation
Get a binary release or run cargo install rm-improved
with a nightly compiler.
Usage
USAGE: rip [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] [TARGET]... FLAGS: -d, --decompose Permanently deletes (unlink) the entire graveyard -h, --help Prints help information -i, --inspect Prints some info about TARGET before prompting for action -s, --seance Prints files that were sent under the current directory -V, --version Prints version information OPTIONS: --graveyard <graveyard> Directory where deleted files go to rest -r, --resurrect <target> Undo the last removal by the current user, or specify some file(s) in the graveyard. Combine with -s to restore everything printed by -s. ARGS: <TARGET>... File or directory to remove
Basic usage - same as rm
$ rip file1 hamilton/ dir1/
Print files that were deleted from under the current directory
$ rip -s /tmp/.graveyard/home/jack/file1 /tmp/.graveyard/home/jack/dir1 /tmp/.graveyard/home/jack/hamilton
Restore the last deleted file
$ rip -r Returned /tmp/.graveyard/home/jack/dir1 to /home/jack/dir1
Resolve name conflicts
$ touch file1 $ rip file1 $ rip -s /tmp/.graveyard/home/jack/file1 /tmp/.graveyard/home/jack/hamilton /tmp/.graveyard/home/jack/file1.1
-r also takes a file sent from current dir, or the absolute path of a file in the graveyard
$ rip -r file1 Returned /tmp/.graveyard/home/jack/file1.1 to /home/jack/file1
Combine -r and -s to restore everything printed by -s
$ rip -sr Returned /tmp/.graveyard/home/jack/hamilto to /home/jack/hamilton Returned /tmp/.graveyard/home/jack/file1 to /home/jack/file1.1
Notes
- In general, a deletion followed by a
--resurrect
should be idempotent. - You probably shouldn't alias
rm
torip
.rm -r
is two characters longer, anyway.