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# rmw 0.4.01

rmw is an OS portable cli trash can utility written in C. It can send files to
your "Desktop" trash, or a completely separate folder. It can also: restore
files; permanently delete files that were rmw'ed more than xx number of days
ago; skip files or directories that have a "PROTECT" directive in the
configuration file; and append a unique string to the filenames so they won't
be overwritten (duplication protection).

Web site: https://github.com/andy5995/rmw/wiki

Anyone interested in this project is welcome to join the [chat
room](https://join.slack.com/t/removetowaste/shared_invite/enQtMjU3NTA0NTI2OTgzLTkzMzQxNDhjYzlkM2UxMTA2MzJjNWYyZjAyYzkyNWNmZjJmYWZmYjUyODk2NzNkNzBhMzFjOGZkMTg2MzAxMTM).

If you would like to help translate the man page or the output messages for
this program, please see the [Translating wiki
page](https://github.com/andy5995/rmw/wiki/Translating).

## Required libraries

libncurses5

If you are building from source, you will need the libncurses(5 or 6)-dev
package from your operating system distribution.

## Installation

### With superuser privileges:

Use `./configure --help` to view available compile-time options.

    ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc
    make
    make install

If the --prefix and --sysconfdir options are omitted, "/usr/local" will be
used instead. If you are using **MacOSX** and have problems installing to
/usr/bin, try omitting those two options.

### As a normal user:

    ./configure --prefix=$HOME/usr
    make
    make install

rmw will be installed to $HOME/usr/bin and the configuration file will be
copied to $HOME/usr/etc

### Pre-built binary packages

Packages for some operating systems are available on the
[Downloads](https://github.com/andy5995/rmw/releases) page

## Uninstall / Cleaning up

    make uninstall
    make distclean
```
man pages are now available in the following languages:

    * de
    * en
    * es
    * fi
    * ne
    * nl_NL
    * pl
    * pt_BR

If you installed rmw as a normal user, this next step can be skipped.

After rmw is installed, create the user configuration directory by typing
'rmw' and hitting enter. Afterward, it's recommended to copy /etc/rmwrc (or
/usr/local/etc/rmwrc) to $HOME/.config/rmw and then rename it to 'config':

'cd ~/.config/rmw'
'~/.config/rmw$ cp /etc/rmwrc .'
'~/.config/rmw$ mv rmwrc config'

Then edit the file to suit your needs.

At some point, rmw will automatically create a 'lastpurge' and 'lastrmw'
in that same directory.

== Configuration File ==

Documentation explaining the configuration can be found in 'etc/rmwrc'

Waste folders will be created automatically. (e.g. if '$HOME/trash.rmw'
is listed in the config file, these 3 directories will be created:
$HOME/trash.rmw
$HOME/trash.rmw/files
$HOME/trash.rmw/info

If one of the WASTE folders is on removable media, then the user has the
option of appending ',removable' (details in etc/rmwrc).

== Features and Options ==

-h, --help
-t, --translate           display a translation of the configuration file
-c, --config filename     use an alternate configuration
-l, --list                list waste directories
-g, --purge               run purge even if it's been run today
-o, --orphaned            check for orphaned files (maintenance)
-f, --force               allow purge to run
-B, --bypass              bypass directory protection
-v, --verbose             increase output messages
-w, --warranty            display warranty
-V, --version             display version and license information


        ===] Restoring [===

-z, --restore <wildcard filename(s) pattern>
-s, --select              select files from list to restore
-u, --undo-last           undo last ReMove

== Purging ==

If purging is 'on', rmw will permanently delete files from the folders
specified in the configuration file after 'x' number of days. Purging can be
disabled by using 'purge_after = 0' in configuration file. rmw will only check
once per day if it's time to purge (use -g to check more often).

Purge requires -f (--force) to run.

To skip that requirement, add the line

force_not_required

to your configuration file.

The day of the last purge is stored in $HOME/config/rmw/lastpurge

== Empty the Trash ==

To empty the trash completely, rmw can use the environmental variable
RMWTRASH. Usage:
RMWTRASH=empty rmw -fg

== -z option ==

To restore a file, or multiple files, specify the path to them in in the
<WASTE>/files folder (wildcards ok).
e.g. 'rmw -z ~/.local/share/Trash/files/foo*'

Files can also be restored using only the basename, from within any directory.
NOTE: That feature will not process wildcards unless the user is in a
<WASTE>/files folder and the filespec actually exists in the present working
directory.

== Protected directories ==

If 'PROTECT = /home/andy' is specified in the config file, /home/andy, and all
dirs and files beneath it will be "protected"; they will be skipped, and this
warning will be displayed:

"File is in protected directory: <filename/dir>"

WASTE folders and the rmw configuration/data directory are protected by
default (there is no need to add a 'PROTECT =' line for them.

Protection can by bypassed using -B

== -t, --translate ==

If a translation of the configuration file is available in your native
language is available, it will be displayed.

(If you would be interested in adding a translation, please visit
https://github.com/andy5995/rmw/wiki/Translating)

== -f, --force ==
rmw will normally refuse to purge directories if they contain non-writable
subdirectories. You can use -f 2 times if you ever see a message that tells
you "permission denied; directory still contains files" (e.g. rwm -gff).

```