about "rm" command and recycle bin

[deboom]

I want to know how recycle bin work?!

um..mm if I use rm command to delete some files and I also need my deleted files go through recycle bin ... ,impossible huh !?!

[AlexK]

recycle bin is just for when you press DEL in your file manager, rm is to permenantly remove it like you found. I don't think there is any way to tell rm to send stuff to a "recycle bin" of sorts.

[d0p]

if you want a "recycle bin" you could do

$ mkdir /trash

then use

$ mv /stuff/to/delete /trash/


rm is for permenant deletion

you may want to read the Debian (or the many other) user guides to become familiar w/ all the beauty contained within linux

[jaboua]

This is for the gnome trash, I'm not sure where KDEs trash is located... But put this somewhere in your users ~/.bashrc:

alias rm='mv --target-directory ~/.Trash'

If you now rm a file or directory as that user, it should go to trash. Beware that you have to re-login first!