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I would like to create an alias for the move command -
trash='mv <some files> /home/$USER/.local/share/Trash/files'
How do I make this work?
I want the destination to always be the same. But I want to be able to pass the files to be moved.
bash
asked Apr 21 at 9:58
charsicharsi
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I would like to create an alias for the move command -
trash='mv <some files> /home/$USER/.local/share/Trash/files'
How do I make this work?
I want the destination to always be the same. But I want to be able to pass the files to be moved.
bash
asked Apr 21 at 9:58
charsicharsi
18817
2
There is already a command-line interface to the trash: in 18.04 it'sgio trash(in earlier versions of Ubuntu,gvfs-trash) i.e. you can just typegio trash <some files>. If that's really too long then you can alias italias trash='gio trash'.
– steeldriver
Apr 21 at 13:27
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I would like to create an alias for the move command -
trash='mv <some files> /home/$USER/.local/share/Trash/files'
How do I make this work?
I want the destination to always be the same. But I want to be able to pass the files to be moved.
bash
asked Apr 21 at 9:58
charsicharsi
18817
I would like to create an alias for the move command -
trash='mv <some files> /home/$USER/.local/share/Trash/files'
How do I make this work?
I want the destination to always be the same. But I want to be able to pass the files to be moved.
bash
bash
asked Apr 21 at 9:58
charsicharsi
18817
asked Apr 21 at 9:58
charsicharsi
18817
asked Apr 21 at 9:58
charsicharsi
18817
asked Apr 21 at 9:58
charsicharsi
18817
asked Apr 21 at 9:58
charsicharsi
18817
18817
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There is already a command-line interface to the trash: in 18.04 it'sgio trash(in earlier versions of Ubuntu,gvfs-trash) i.e. you can just typegio trash <some files>. If that's really too long then you can alias italias trash='gio trash'.
– steeldriver
Apr 21 at 13:27
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There is already a command-line interface to the trash: in 18.04 it'sgio trash(in earlier versions of Ubuntu,gvfs-trash) i.e. you can just typegio trash <some files>. If that's really too long then you can alias italias trash='gio trash'.
– steeldriver
Apr 21 at 13:27
2
2
There is already a command-line interface to the trash: in 18.04 it's
gio trash (in earlier versions of Ubuntu, gvfs-trash) i.e. you can just type gio trash <some files>. If that's really too long then you can alias it alias trash='gio trash'.– steeldriver
Apr 21 at 13:27
There is already a command-line interface to the trash: in 18.04 it's
gio trash (in earlier versions of Ubuntu, gvfs-trash) i.e. you can just type gio trash <some files>. If that's really too long then you can alias it alias trash='gio trash'.– steeldriver
Apr 21 at 13:27
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Use function instead of alias, defined in .bashrc
nano ~/.bashrc
# put inside .bashrc:
trash() {
for item in "$@" ; do
echo "Trashing: $item"
mv "$item" /home/$USER/.local/share/Trash/files
done
}
Then in shell prompt you can use:
$ trash file1 file2
answered Apr 21 at 10:11
LeonidMewLeonidMew
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thanks! This worked perfectly.
– charsi
Apr 21 at 10:16
Don't forget to close shell and open again to make this work
– LeonidMew
Apr 21 at 10:16
source ~/.bashrcworks too
– charsi
Apr 21 at 10:17
5
You don't need a loop:trash() { mv "$@" destination; }
– glenn jackman
Apr 21 at 14:34
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You can only append arguments to an alias. Fortunately, mv allows you to do this, with the -t option
alias trash='mv -t ~/.local/share/Trash/files'
answered Apr 21 at 14:32
glenn jackmanglenn jackman
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You can also create a bash script and run that script with an alias.
trash.sh:
#!/bin/sh
for arg in $*; do
mv $arg /home/$USER/.local/share/Trash/files
done
exit 0
.bashrc:
alias trash="/path/to/script/trash.sh"
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Use function instead of alias, defined in .bashrc
nano ~/.bashrc
# put inside .bashrc:
trash() {
for item in "$@" ; do
echo "Trashing: $item"
mv "$item" /home/$USER/.local/share/Trash/files
done
}
Then in shell prompt you can use:
$ trash file1 file2
answered Apr 21 at 10:11
LeonidMewLeonidMew
1,320624
thanks! This worked perfectly.
– charsi
Apr 21 at 10:16
Don't forget to close shell and open again to make this work
– LeonidMew
Apr 21 at 10:16
source ~/.bashrcworks too
– charsi
Apr 21 at 10:17
5
You don't need a loop:trash() { mv "$@" destination; }
– glenn jackman
Apr 21 at 14:34
add a comment |
Use function instead of alias, defined in .bashrc
nano ~/.bashrc
# put inside .bashrc:
trash() {
for item in "$@" ; do
echo "Trashing: $item"
mv "$item" /home/$USER/.local/share/Trash/files
done
}
Then in shell prompt you can use:
$ trash file1 file2
answered Apr 21 at 10:11
LeonidMewLeonidMew
1,320624
thanks! This worked perfectly.
– charsi
Apr 21 at 10:16
Don't forget to close shell and open again to make this work
– LeonidMew
Apr 21 at 10:16
source ~/.bashrcworks too
– charsi
Apr 21 at 10:17
5
You don't need a loop:trash() { mv "$@" destination; }
– glenn jackman
Apr 21 at 14:34
add a comment |
Use function instead of alias, defined in .bashrc
nano ~/.bashrc
# put inside .bashrc:
trash() {
for item in "$@" ; do
echo "Trashing: $item"
mv "$item" /home/$USER/.local/share/Trash/files
done
}
Then in shell prompt you can use:
$ trash file1 file2
answered Apr 21 at 10:11
LeonidMewLeonidMew
1,320624
Use function instead of alias, defined in .bashrc
nano ~/.bashrc
# put inside .bashrc:
trash() {
for item in "$@" ; do
echo "Trashing: $item"
mv "$item" /home/$USER/.local/share/Trash/files
done
}
Then in shell prompt you can use:
$ trash file1 file2
answered Apr 21 at 10:11
LeonidMewLeonidMew
1,320624
answered Apr 21 at 10:11
LeonidMewLeonidMew
1,320624
answered Apr 21 at 10:11
LeonidMewLeonidMew
1,320624
answered Apr 21 at 10:11
LeonidMewLeonidMew
1,320624
1,320624
thanks! This worked perfectly.
– charsi
Apr 21 at 10:16
Don't forget to close shell and open again to make this work
– LeonidMew
Apr 21 at 10:16
source ~/.bashrcworks too
– charsi
Apr 21 at 10:17
5
You don't need a loop:trash() { mv "$@" destination; }
– glenn jackman
Apr 21 at 14:34
add a comment |
thanks! This worked perfectly.
– charsi
Apr 21 at 10:16
Don't forget to close shell and open again to make this work
– LeonidMew
Apr 21 at 10:16
source ~/.bashrcworks too
– charsi
Apr 21 at 10:17
5
You don't need a loop:trash() { mv "$@" destination; }
– glenn jackman
Apr 21 at 14:34
thanks! This worked perfectly.
– charsi
Apr 21 at 10:16
thanks! This worked perfectly.
– charsi
Apr 21 at 10:16
Don't forget to close shell and open again to make this work
– LeonidMew
Apr 21 at 10:16
Don't forget to close shell and open again to make this work
– LeonidMew
Apr 21 at 10:16
source ~/.bashrc works too– charsi
Apr 21 at 10:17
source ~/.bashrc works too– charsi
Apr 21 at 10:17
5
5
You don't need a loop:
trash() { mv "$@" destination; }– glenn jackman
Apr 21 at 14:34
You don't need a loop:
trash() { mv "$@" destination; }– glenn jackman
Apr 21 at 14:34
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You can only append arguments to an alias. Fortunately, mv allows you to do this, with the -t option
alias trash='mv -t ~/.local/share/Trash/files'
answered Apr 21 at 14:32
glenn jackmanglenn jackman
12.9k2545
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You can only append arguments to an alias. Fortunately, mv allows you to do this, with the -t option
alias trash='mv -t ~/.local/share/Trash/files'
answered Apr 21 at 14:32
glenn jackmanglenn jackman
12.9k2545
add a comment |
You can only append arguments to an alias. Fortunately, mv allows you to do this, with the -t option
alias trash='mv -t ~/.local/share/Trash/files'
answered Apr 21 at 14:32
glenn jackmanglenn jackman
12.9k2545
You can only append arguments to an alias. Fortunately, mv allows you to do this, with the -t option
alias trash='mv -t ~/.local/share/Trash/files'
answered Apr 21 at 14:32
glenn jackmanglenn jackman
12.9k2545
answered Apr 21 at 14:32
glenn jackmanglenn jackman
12.9k2545
answered Apr 21 at 14:32
glenn jackmanglenn jackman
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answered Apr 21 at 14:32
glenn jackmanglenn jackman
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You can also create a bash script and run that script with an alias.
trash.sh:
#!/bin/sh
for arg in $*; do
mv $arg /home/$USER/.local/share/Trash/files
done
exit 0
.bashrc:
alias trash="/path/to/script/trash.sh"
answered yesterday
CPHCPH
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You can also create a bash script and run that script with an alias.
trash.sh:
#!/bin/sh
for arg in $*; do
mv $arg /home/$USER/.local/share/Trash/files
done
exit 0
.bashrc:
alias trash="/path/to/script/trash.sh"
answered yesterday
CPHCPH
843
add a comment |
You can also create a bash script and run that script with an alias.
trash.sh:
#!/bin/sh
for arg in $*; do
mv $arg /home/$USER/.local/share/Trash/files
done
exit 0
.bashrc:
alias trash="/path/to/script/trash.sh"
answered yesterday
CPHCPH
843
You can also create a bash script and run that script with an alias.
trash.sh:
#!/bin/sh
for arg in $*; do
mv $arg /home/$USER/.local/share/Trash/files
done
exit 0
.bashrc:
alias trash="/path/to/script/trash.sh"
answered yesterday
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There is already a command-line interface to the trash: in 18.04 it's
gio trash(in earlier versions of Ubuntu,gvfs-trash) i.e. you can just typegio trash <some files>. If that's really too long then you can alias italias trash='gio trash'.– steeldriver
Apr 21 at 13:27