A recycle system for linux

python setup.py install [--user]

or

pip install LinuxRecycle [--user]

• Delete a file or folder

del [options] filename

• -f remove the file or dictory forcely without backing up.

• Show all files which have been deleted

del.printDB [options] [num]

For example, only show the last 10 file

del.printDB -n 5

you will see

1220 Tue Dec 29 13:46:50 2020 xxxxxxxxx
1221 Tue Dec 29 13:46:50 2020 xxxxxxxxx
1222 Tue Dec 29 13:46:50 2020 xxxxxxxxx
1223 Tue Dec 29 13:46:56 2020 xxxxxxxxx
1224 Tue Dec 29 13:46:56 2020 xxxxxxxxx
1225 Tue Dec 29 13:53:16 2020 oh-my-god

• Recovery the file that deleted

del.recover [num] # i.e 1225

• Clean the trash folder

del.clean

The configuration file is located in ~/.mtdb/ with name mtrc

[core]
num_processor = 10
keep_days = 30
default_trash = /home/user/.trash

• num_processor: the number of processors used. Only increase the processors if you want to del millions files.
• keep_days: In command del.clean, the file has been deleted more than 30 days will be deleted. Choose the best setting for you.
• default_trash: All deleted file will back-up in this file. If you have a large disk, the file deleted from the disk will be back up in the disk. Such as the disk is /data, the trash folder will be /data/.trash or /data/user/.trash

• crontab -e

14 4 * * * python ~/.mtdb/clear.py