srm (Safe ReMove)

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tl;dr: srm is a command-line Safe ReMove file, that allows recovery if necessary.

Deleted files are sent to (~/.srm/) giving you a chance to recover it.

Installation

Or get a binary [https://github.com/waldirborbajr/srm/releases][release] (Linux x86_64, ARMv7, and macOS), untar it, and move it somewhere on your $PATH:

$ tar xvzf srm-*.tar.gz
$ mv srm /usr/local/bin

Overview

srm
Usage: srm command [options]

srm - Safe ReMove is a simple tool to remove file/directory safety.

Option:

Commands:
srm - Remove a file/directory using the safe mode that preserves the file that is possible to restore
rst - Restore a file/directory that was deleted with a safe option
cls - Cleanup removed files after 18 days if not informed another day as parameter
hlp - Display this help information
ver - Prints version info to the console

srm srm
Usage: srm srm [options....]

Usage:
        srm srm --save file.bak
        srm srm --force file.bak
        srm srm --save file*

Options:
        -s, --safe Save removed file/directory for restore
        -f, --force Remove file/directory without restore option

Usage

# Safe removing a single file
$ srm srm -s file.txt

# Removing a single file without safe option
$ srm srm -f file.txt

# Safe removing with wildcard pattern
$ srm srm -s file*

# Restoring a file removed with safe option
$ srm rst file.txt

# Print version of srm
$ srm ver 

License

MIT

Legal

Copyright 2023 Waldir Borba Junior (mailto:wborbajr@gmail.com) SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

TODO

• On Safe Remove must compress "deleted" content to optimize storage space
• Safe Remove directory with content and subdirectories
• Restore directory with files and subdirectories
• Add short command option
• Implement tests
• TTL to purge files removed with a safe option.
• Delete passing with wildcard pattern
• Open to PR and new features

Technology

GO