Trash-cli is a free and open source commad line trash tool for Linux. Using Trash-cli, you can trash, restore trash file, remove file from trash, list trash files and more. It uses the same GNOME, XFCE and KDE trashcan but from the command line. It is written in Python and released under GNU General Public License v2.0.
How to Install Trash-cli on Ubuntu
To install the Trash-cli command line app, run below Trash-cli apt install command.
sudo apt install trash-cli
Install Trash-cli via PIPX:
You can also install it via pipx. In the terminal app, run below commands one by one.
sudo apt install pipx
pipx ensurepath
pipx install trash-cli
How to Use Trash-cli in Ubuntu
To trash a file in Ubuntu, use the below command.
trash-put file.txt
The above command will delete “file.txt” file from the “Home” directory. You can replace it with your file.
List all trashed files from Trashcan
trash-list
How to Restore a trashed file
To restore the trash run below command. It will list all trash files with number.
trash-restore
After that type the file number and and press the enter.
You can empty the trash can using below command.
trash-empty
It will completely delete all files from the trash.
