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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

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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 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
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

3

1

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

share|improve this question

asked Apr 21 at 9:58

charsicharsi

18817

• 
  
  
  

  
  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
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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

share|improve this question

asked Apr 21 at 9:58

charsicharsi

18817

share|improve this question

asked Apr 21 at 9:58

charsicharsi

18817

share|improve this question

asked Apr 21 at 9:58

charsicharsi

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asked Apr 21 at 9:58

charsicharsi

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charsicharsi

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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

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 21 at 10:11

LeonidMewLeonidMew

1,320624

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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 ~/.bashrc works too
  
  – charsi
  Apr 21 at 10:17
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  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'

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answered Apr 21 at 14:32

glenn jackmanglenn jackman

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0

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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9

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

share|improve this answer

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 ~/.bashrc works 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 | 

9

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

share|improve this answer

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 ~/.bashrc works 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

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 21 at 10:11

LeonidMewLeonidMew

1,320624

nano ~/.bashrc 

# put inside .bashrc:
trash() 
 for item in "$@" ; do
 echo "Trashing: $item" 
 mv "$item" /home/$USER/.local/share/Trash/files 
 done

$ trash file1 file2

share|improve this answer

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

5

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'

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 21 at 14:32

glenn jackmanglenn jackman

12.9k2545

add a comment | 

5

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'

share|improve this answer

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'

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 21 at 14:32

glenn jackmanglenn jackman

12.9k2545

alias trash='mv -t ~/.local/share/Trash/files'

share|improve this answer

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

12.9k2545

0

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"

share|improve this answer

answered yesterday

CPHCPH

843

add a comment | 

0

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"

share|improve this answer

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"

share|improve this answer

answered yesterday

CPHCPH

843

#!/bin/sh

for arg in $*; do
 mv $arg /home/$USER/.local/share/Trash/files
done

exit 0

alias trash="/path/to/script/trash.sh"

share|improve this answer

answered yesterday

CPHCPH

843

answered yesterday

CPHCPH

843

answered yesterday

CPHCPH

843