On Feb 5, 2008 4:29 PM, Wilfred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It would be great if rm supported moving a file to a freedesktop.org > compliant trash folder. This woud save much heartache by giving a > 'safer' option for newbies.
It's not safer for them when they find themselves using some system which lacks the feature or has it turned off, but expect the feature to still be available... There is a pointer to some more information (including a HOWTO) in the coreutils FAQ at http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/coreutils-faq.html#I-used-rm-to-remove-a-file_002e-How-can-I-get-it-back-now_003f James. _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils