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NAME

can - a replacement for rm that is safe

SYNOPSIS

can [ ivlrR ] <file | directory> ...

DESCRIPTION

Can is often an alias of rm(1). Can works similiarly, with the exception of putting things into a directory, in your home directory, called ".trashcan." The -i option makes it interactive, querying for each "can"-ing. The -v option gives a verbose following of all activities of this command. The -l option will give you a listing of the "$HOME/.trashcan" directory. The -r option works recursively just the same as rm(1).

The -R option will retrieve a file from the "$HOME/.trashcan" without the hassle of looking for it. The -R option copies the file from the "$HOME/.trashcan" directory into the present working directory. This can only recover one file at a time and is the only option that requires an argument. You should note that -R will destroy the file in the working directory if it has the same name as the file that is being recovered, so use with caution. You cannot use -r and -R in the same command and the file to be recoved must not have a directory name in it.

The trash gets dumped everyday but only gets rid of things that are more than a week old. In other words, you have a week to get something back after you have can ned it.

FILES

$HOME/.trashcan: The reservoir of canned files

BUGS

The -R option does not work on wild cards. You have to know the exact name of a file in order to recover it with this command.

If further bugs are found please report them.

AUTHOR

The Bit Butcher
Inspired by the original can which was written by a Russ Sage.

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Time: 07:13:34 GMT, December 12, 2024

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