1TRASH-EMPTY(1) General Commands Manual TRASH-EMPTY(1)
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6 trash-empty - Empty for Command line trash utility.
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10 Trash-empty [arguments]
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14 Remove for ever any trashed file and trashed directory. This command
15 is a part of trash-cli package that provides a command line interface
16 trashcan utility compliant with the FreeDesktop.org Trash Specifica‐
17 tion. It remembers the name, original path, deletion date, and permis‐
18 sions of each trashed file.
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22 To remove all trashed files, use 'emtpy-trash'.
23 To remove files that have been in the trash more than a given number of
25 days, use 'trash-empty x', 'x' representing the nuber of days.
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29 $ date
30 Tue Feb 19 20:26:52 CET 2008
31 $ trash-list
32 2008-02-19 20:11:34 /home/einar/today
33 2008-02-18 20:11:34 /home/einar/yesterday
34 2008-02-10 20:11:34 /home/einar/last_week
35 $ trash-empty 7
36 $ trash-list
37 2008-02-19 20:11:34 /home/einar/today
38 2008-02-18 20:11:34 /home/einar/yesterday
39 $ trash-empty 1
40 $ trash-list
41 2008-02-19 20:11:34 /home/einar/today
42 $ trash-empty
43 $ trash-list
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48 Report bugs to http://code.google.com/p/trash-cli/issues
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52 Trash was written by Andrea Francia <andreafrancia@users.source‐
53 forge.net> and Einar Orn Olason <eoo@hi.is>. This manual page was
54 written by Steve Stalcup <vorian@ubuntu.com>. Changes made by Massimo
55 Cavalleri <submax@tiscalinet.it>.
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59 trash-put(1), trash-restore(1), trash-list(1), and the FreeDesktop.org
60 Trash Specification at http://www.ramendik.ru/docs/trashspec.html.
61 Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or
63 later.
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