Implement Custom Trash-Enabled Command

Introduction

In this project, you will learn how to create a custom rm command that moves deleted files to a trash directory instead of permanently deleting them. This is a useful feature to have on your Linux server to prevent accidental deletion of crucial files.

👀 Preview

labex:project/ $ ll /tmp/trash
total 2.0K
-rw-r--r-- 1 labex labex 8 Oct 26 17:47 trash_file.md

🎯 Tasks

In this project, you will learn:

• How to set up the /tmp/trash directory to store deleted files temporarily
• How to create a custom rm command script that moves deleted files to the trash directory
• How to update the PATH environment variable to use the custom rm command
• How to test the custom rm -f command to ensure it is working as expected

🏆 Achievements

After completing this project, you will be able to:

• Protect your Linux server from accidental file deletion by implementing a custom rm command with a trash directory
• Understand how to modify system commands to change their default behavior
• Gain experience in shell scripting and environment variable management