Nrip

nrip is a safe replacement for rm that moves your files to a graveyard instead of deleting them permanently.

This project is inspired by rip, this is why the binary name is nrip (new rip). MVP v0.7.0 : options --prune, --list, --resurrect and autocompletion feature.

Default folder : ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/.local/share}/riptide/graveyard
Index : ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/.local/share}/riptide/index.json

Installation

From Arch User Repository (AUR)

yay -S riptide
# or 
paru -S riptide

From cargo (Rust package manager)

cargo install nrip

From source

git clone https://forgejo.dirty-flix-servarr.fr/Samda/riptide.git
cd riptide
cargo install --path .
# binaire dans ~/.cargo/bin/nrip

Local build

cargo build --release
./target/release/riptide --help

Use

The default location of the graveyard is ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-~/.local/share}/riptide/graveyard.

Safe rm with a graveyard

Usage: nrip [OPTIONS] [PATHS]...

Arguments:
  [PATHS]...  Files/dirs to remove (default action)

Options:
  -p, --prune [<TARGET>]      Prune graveyard; optional TARGET value allows `-p TARGET`
      --target <TARGET>       (optional) explicit target
  -r, --resurrect [<TARGET>]  Resurrect (restore) from graveyard; optional TARGET allows `-r TARGET`
  -l, --list                  List graveyard contents
      --dry-run
  -y, --yes                   (optional) skip confirmation prompts
  -h, --help                  Print help
  -V, --version               Print version

rip : move files to the graveyard. (default action)

nrip file1 file2

--list (-l) : list files in the graveyard.

nrip -l

-p <target> : graveyard pruning (permanent deletion). (--prune)

nrip -p # interactive pruning of files in the graveyard
nrip -p file # prune (permanently delete) specific file from graveyard

-r <target> : resurrect (restore) files from the graveyard. (--resurrect)

nrip -r file1 file2
nrip -r # interactive resurrection of files in the graveyard

--help (-h) : display help.

nrip -h

--version (-v) : display version.

nrip -v

Bash and Zsh completion

To activate bash completion, add the following line to your .bashrc or .zshrc file:

_rip_complete() {
  local cur prev cmd
  cur=${words[-1]}
  prev=${words[-2]}

  if [[ $prev == "-p" || $prev == "--prune" ]]; then
    compadd -- ${(f)"$(nrip --__complete prune "$cur")"}
    return 0
  elif [[ $prev == "-r" || $prev == "--resurrect" ]]; then
    compadd -- ${(f)"$(nrip --__complete resurrect "$cur")"}
    return 0
  fi
  return 1
}
compdef _rip_complete nrip