shell trash

mm_move.sh

#!/bin/sh


help()
{
    cat << HELP
    usage:  mm [-h -v] file1 file2 file3 ... fileN
    -d: DEBUG mode
    -h: Print this message
HELP
    exit 0
}


print_info()
{
    if [ -z "$quiet" ]; then
        echo $info
    fi
}


if [ -z "$TRASH_PATH" ]; then
    TRASH_PATH="$HOME/trash"
fi


while [ -n "$1" ]; do
    case "$1" in
        -h) help;shift 1;;
        -q) quiet=1; shift 1;;
        --) shift;break;;
        -*) help;exit 0;;
        *) break;;
    esac
done


for file in $*; do
    fullpath="$TRASH_PATH/$file"
    if [ -e "$fullpath" ]; then
        info="$file is already in the trash." && print_info
        mv -i "$file" "$TRASH_PATH"
    else
        info="mm move $file to $TRASH_PATH" && print_info
        mv "$file" "$TRASH_PATH"
    fi
done