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Trashit
#!/bin/sh
# trashit
# original script
# http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20030217172653485
# author: Shane Celis <shane (at) gnufoo (dot) org>
#
# Sun, 20-May-2007; 06:47:22
# minor changes...
if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
echo "usage: trashit <files...>" >&2
exit 2;
fi
for file in "$@"; do
# get just file name
destfile="`basename \"$file\"`"
suffix='';
i=0;
# If that file already exists, change the name
while [ -e "$HOME/.Trash/${destfile}${suffix}" ]; do
suffix=" - copy $i";
i=`expr $i + 1`
done
mv -vi "$file" "$HOME/.Trash/${destfile}${suffix}"
done
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