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gio trash — Move files to the trash bin. Used by GNOME to handle trash. More information: <https://manned.org/gi

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Problem

How to use the gio trash command: Move files to the trash bin. Used by GNOME to handle trash. More information: <https://manned.org/gio>.

Solution

gio trash — Move files to the trash bin. Used by GNOME to handle trash. More information: <https://manned.org/gio>.

Move specific files to the trash bin:

gio trash {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}

List trash bin items:

gio trash --list

Empty the trash:

gio trash --empty

Restore a specific item from trash using its ID:

gio trash trash://{{id}}

Code Snippets

Move specific files to the trash bin

gio trash {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}

List trash bin items

gio trash --list

Empty the trash

gio trash --empty

Restore a specific item from trash using its ID

gio trash trash://{{id}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/gio trash

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