NAME
gvfs-trash – Move files or directories to the trashSYNOPSIS
- gvfs-trash [OPTION…] [LOCATION…]
DESCRIPTION
gvfs-trash
Note that moving files to the trash does not free up space on the file system until the "Trashcan" is emptied. If you are interested in deleting a file irreversibly, see gvfs-rm.
Inspecting and emptying the "Trashcan" is normally supported by graphical file managers such as nautilus, but you can also see the trash with the command gvfs-ls trash://.
OPTIONS
The following options are understood:
-h, –help
- Prints a short help text and exits.
–version
- Shows the version number and exits.
-f, –force
- Ignore nonexistent and non-deletable files.
–empty
- Empty the trash.
EXIT STATUS
On success 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.
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