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[Dileep Kumar M]

#!/bin/bash

# recycle bin configuration. all the deleted files will be moved to an 
# archive and viewed/recovered/purged.

# the real 'rm' command

bin_rm=/bin/rm

# where archiving the files
Archive=~/.rm_saved.tar

# you may prefer something like :
# Archive=/var/trash/$USER/saved_file.tar
# (with write access permission on the directory)
# global variables for the options

Opt_recursive=0
Opt_no_secure=0
Opt_restore=0
Opt_rm=""

# function for archiving a file or a directory

save_file() {
  if [ $Opt_no_secure -ne 1 ] ; then
        # set date/time of deletion
        touch "$1" > /dev/null 2>&1

  if [ -f $Archive ] ; then
      tar --delete -f "$Archive" "$1" > /dev/null 2>&1
      tar -rf "$Archive" "$1" > /dev/null 2>&1
  else
      tar -cf "$Archive" "$1" > /dev/null 2>&1
      # r/w access only for the user
      chmod 600 "$Archive"
  fi
  fi
          }

# function for restoring file or directory

restore_file () {
    if [ -f $Archive ] ; then
       tar -xf "$Archive" "$1" > /dev/null 2>&1
       tar --delete -f "$Archive" "$1" > /dev/null 2>&1
    fi
                              }

# reading the command-line args
    while getopts "dfirRvns-:" opt ; do
    case $opt in
 
     d )  Opt_rm="$Opt_rm -d" ;;
     f )  Opt_rm="$Opt_rm -f" ;;
     i )  Opt_rm="$Opt_rm -i" ;;                                                       
            
 r | R )  Opt_recursive=1
          Opt_rm="$Opt_rm -r" ;;
     v )  Opt_rm="$Opt_rm -v" ;;
     n )  Opt_no_secure=1 ;;
     s )  Option_restore=1 ;;
     - )  case $OPTARG in

    directory ) Opt_rm="$Opt_rm -d" ;;
        force ) Opt_rm="$Opt_rm -f" ;;
  interactive ) Opt_rm="$Opt_rm -i" ;;
    recursive ) Opt_recursive=1
                Opt_rm="$Opt_rm -r" ;;
         help ) $bin_rm --help   
             echo "(rm_secure)"
             echo "  -n, --nosecure        delete without backup"
             echo "      --viewtrash       list the saved files"
             echo "      --emptytrash      erase the saved files"       
             echo "  -s, --restore         restore the specified files"
             exit 0 ;;
      version )  $bin_rm --version
  
             echo "(rm_secure 1.0)"
             exit 0 ;;
      verbose )     Opt_rm="$Opt_rm -v" ;;
    viewtrash )   if [ -f $Archive.gz ] ; then
                     tar -tvzf $Archive.gz
              fi
              exit 0 ;;
              
     nosecure )    Opt_no_secure=1 ;;
   emptytrash )  if [ -f $Archive.gz ] ; then
                 $bin_rm $Archive.gz
              fi
              exit 0 ;;
    restore )     Opt_restore=1 ;;
           * )           ;;
                    esac ;;
      ? )  ;;
      esac
      done
                          
  shift $(($OPTIND - 1))
          
  gunzip $Archive.gz > /dev/null 2>&1
                          
                  # restoration ?
                  if [ $Opt_restore -ne 0 ] ; then
                    while [ -n "$1" ] ; do
                        restore_file "$1"
                       shift
                        done
                        exit 0
                        else
                  while [ -n "$1" ] ; do
                      if [ -d "$1" ] ; then

 # the directories are archived only with
 # the -r option
       if [ $Opt_recursive -ne 0 ] ; then
               save_file "$1"
       fi
           $bin_rm $Opt_rm $1
       elif [ -e "$1" ] ; then
 # existing file
       save_file "$1"
     $bin_rm $Opt_rm $1
    else
 # let 'rm' give his error message
    $bin_rm $1
    fi
    shift
  done
    fi
                          
nice gzip $Archive > /dev/null 2>&1 &

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Dileep M Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.kumarayil.org/
Debian GNU/Linux 2.2.17 (Potato)  Mutt 1.2.5i (2000-07-28)  ||  VIM 5.6
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