What is a good CLI program to install on my Synology to move files to the DSM 7 recycling bin?

[halloleo]

Occasionally I use the comamnd line on my Synology via ssh, beacuise sometimes I want to "trash" files or folders (the command line is great for this with globbing!). So I want to move the files to DSM's recycling bin.

So, is there a command line program which does this and which I can install through a package on my Synology? (I know on macOS of this trash program and on Linux of this one.)

Thanks for pointers!

 

[Birdy]

You don't need CLI or Package for that because DSM has that function build in IF you have enabled that function per Shared Folder.

 

[halloleo]

You don't need CLI or Package for that because DSM has that function build in IF you have enabled that function per Shared Folder.

Do I understand you correctly: There is a CLI command already? What is that command?

(I need it to be a CLI command, so that I can do things like

trash *_hdr.tiff

to move all files in the current directory which end with _hdr.tiff to the trash.)

 

[Birdy]

NO, you don't understand or I was not clear with: " build in IF you have enabled that function per Shared Folder."
See Create a Shared Folder | DSM - Synology Knowledge Center (Enable Recycle Bin)
Anyway, the question is now more detailed and I understand you will and must use CLI and not the GUI function Recycle Bin so, you need a script.....
But, why can't you do that in GUI ? Because only "trash *_hdr.tiff" is only possible when you are in the right folder......

 

[halloleo]

Yes, sorry, my initial post was maybe not detailed enough.

I really want a CLI tool, because then I can combine it with find and other tools over multiple directories...

Anyway, just hoping that something like trash-cli for linux exists for Synology OS as well...

 

[technorabilia]

If I understand correctly, this is what you want. Created with some help from ChatGPT. Use at your own risk.

#!/bin/bash

# Script to find all files with a certain extension and move them to the recycle bin

# Check if the user provided the correct arguments
if [ "$#" -lt 2 ]; then
  echo "Usage: $0 <directory> <extension>"
  echo "Example: $0 /path/to/search .txt"
  exit 1
fi

# Get the directory and extension from the arguments
directory=$1
extension=$2

# Validate the directory
if [ ! -d "$directory" ]; then
  echo "Error: Directory '$directory' does not exist."
  exit 1
fi

# Find the root of the shared directory using df and awk
share_root=$(df -h "$directory" | awk 'NR==2 {print $NF}')

# Ensure the share_root was determined
if [ -z "$share_root" ]; then
  echo "Error: Unable to determine the shared folder root."
  exit 1
fi

# Define the recycle bin path
recycle_bin="$share_root/#recycle"

# Check if the recycle bin directory exists
if [ ! -d "$recycle_bin" ]; then
  echo "Error: Recycle bin directory ('$recycle_bin') does not exist. Enable the recycle bin for this shared folder."
  exit 1
fi

# Use the find command to search for files
echo "Searching for files with the extension '$extension' in '$directory'..."
files=$(find "$directory" -type f -name "*$extension")

# Check if any files were found
if [ -z "$files" ]; then
  echo "No files with the extension '$extension' were found."
  exit 0
fi

# Display the files to the user
echo "The following files were found:"
echo "$files"

# Ask the user if they want to move the files to the recycle bin
read -p "Do you want to move these files to the recycle bin? (y/n): " confirm

# If the user confirms, move the files
if [[ "$confirm" == "y" || "$confirm" == "Y" ]]; then
  echo "Moving files to the recycle bin..."
  while IFS= read -r file; do
    mv -v "$file" "$recycle_bin/"
  done <<< "$files"
  echo "Files have been moved to the recycle bin."
else
  echo "No files were moved."
fi