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Is there a good reason why Linux doesn't have a recycle bin?
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dead tired, 4am in the morning working on a client app for a huge client of theirs (I was subcontracting) was trying to remove everything inside a folder and instead of going rm -rf ./* I went rm -rf . (can't get the wildcard thingamajig to show up) It took me a second to understand why the command was taking so long to run, by the time I figured it out and killed the command, I had wiped out almost half of what was…
Wouldn't that just delete the folder instead of emptying it?
You are in .; The current directory listing include ..; Recursively deleting everything deletes everything on the drive.
Actually, I think the one time I saw someone do this, wildcards were involved. And I was going to explain, but the comment system is making my asterisks into bold markers.
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Almost all of the desktop environments commonly used with Linux do have a trash bin.
If it wasn't obvious, "Why is `rm -rf` not connected to the recycle bin?" is implicit in my original question.
rm is on the same layer as the DOS del command. Neither goes to the trash can, because they operate on a lower level.
just tried to explain this to a few of my windows using coworkers.
"Tried?" Certainly it wasn't that hard to explain.
it's like explaining jeep jokes to non-jeep owners.
STOP POSTING SHIT FROM REDDIT AND 4CHAN.
THERE'S ENOUGH RETARDED MEME BULLSHIT ALL OVER THE INTERNET.
WE DON'T NEED IT HERE.
Never use rm's -f flag while operating as the root user. Never. Replace with -i until you are absolutely 100% certain the script you're writing works as expected. Always doubt yourself; be humble.
Is there a good reason why Linux doesn't have a recycle bin?
Even if it did, you wouldn't use it in this case. Windows batch files delete files outright too, instead of sending them to the recycling bin. You don't want to have to depend on the user to clean up after your automation.
I don't see what's the big deal is. Once in a while when the recycling bin gets too big, the user can empty it. Or you can have a scheduled operation that deletes stuff after 30 days.
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because real Operating systems don't need one?
That's what I thought. I'd be happy if anyone chimed in with a legitimate reason, but I won't be surprised if the lack of a recycling bin is just one more symptom of the Linux developer community's apathy towards the actual human beings who use their software.
As space has become less valuable on computers, and they have become less of a specialized tool, it may be wise to add one, but most of the desktop environments already implement it already so there is no need to recreate the functionality at a lower level.