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[[Category:Apple]]
'''[[Apple#Mac|Back to Mac]]'''


Use this feature to be able to undelete any file if desired. Originally the command rm deletes permanetely.

Put this at your ~/.bash_profile

 function rm () {
  local path
  for path in "$@"; do
    # ignore any arguments
    if [[ "$path" = -* ]]; then :
    else
      local dst=${path##*/}
      # append the time if necessary
      while [ -e ~/.Trash/"$dst" ]; do
        dst="$dst "$(date +%H-%M-%S)
      done
      mv "$path" ~/.Trash/"$dst"
    fi
  done
 }