[SOLVED] How to use trash with ranger file manager

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[SOLVED] How to use trash with ranger file manager

Post by flyingrhino »

If you want to use trash (recycle bin for Windows dropouts) with ranger, here is the easiest way to set it up:

Add trash support:

apt-get install trash-cli

Make these changes to the ranger conf file: ~/.config/ranger/rc.conf . This will use trash-cli and disable the internal delete commands:

Comment out:
# map <F8> console delete # Original setting before trash support
Add:
map <F8> shell -w echo "Use DD to delete files. It uses trash-cli."
Comment out:
# map <DELETE> console delete # Original setting before trash support
Add:
map <DELETE> shell -w echo "Use DD to delete files. It uses trash-cli."

Add this command to use trash-cli:

map DD shell -p trash -v %s 2>&1
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Re: [SOLVED] How to use trash with ranger file manager

Post by flyingrhino »

The good thing about using trash-cli is that it moves the file(s) to the trash directory of the same device, so there is no big read/write operation when a file is moved.
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