Bash aliases #shell #bash #linux

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# Safe replacement for 'rm'
function rm() {
    # Check if trash-put is available
    if ! command -v trash-put >/dev/null 2>&1; then
        echo -e "❌ 'trash-put' not found! Nothing was deleted."
        echo -e "💡 You can install it with:\n\n    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install trash-cli\n"
        return 1
    fi

    local args=()
    local skipped_opts=()
    local missing=()

    # Separate options from actual file/folder arguments
    for arg in "$@"; do
        if [[ "$arg" == -* ]]; then
            skipped_opts+=("$arg")
        elif [[ -e "$arg" ]]; then
            args+=("$arg")
        else
            missing+=("$arg")
        fi
    done

    if [[ ${#args[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
        echo -e "⚠️  'rm' was called but no valid files or directories were found to delete."
        if [[ ${#missing[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
            echo -e "❌ Skipped missing/nonexistent: ${missing[*]}"
        fi
        return 1
    fi

    echo -e "⚠️  'rm' has been overridden! Using 'trash-put' instead to safely delete:➜ ${args[*]}"
    echo

    # Show available safe deletion aliases
    echo -e "💡 Available safe deletion aliases:"
    echo -e "   🗑️   del             → trash-put"
    echo -e "   🗂️   rmdir           → trash-put"
    echo -e "   ♻️   undo / undel    → trash-restore"
    echo -e "   📋   trash           → trash-list"
    echo -e "   🚮   emptytrash      → trash-empty"
    echo -e "   🔥   realrm          → use real '/bin/rm' (⚠️ irreversible!)"
    echo
    echo -e "📦 Executing: trash-put ${args[*]}"
    echo

    trash-put "${args[@]}"
}

# Optional aliases for convenience
alias del='trash-put'
alias rmdir='trash-put'
alias emptytrash='trash-empty'
alias undo='trash-restore'
alias undel='trash-restore'
alias trash='trash-list'
alias realrm='/bin/rm'