macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install gtrash with Homebrew, Nix
Featureful Trash CLI manager: alternative to rm and trash-cli. Version 0.0.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gtrashnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gt/gtrash/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Featureful Trash CLI manager: alternative to rm and trash-cli
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gtrash
history
Project history and usage
gtrash is a Go command-line trash manager built as a safer shell-facing alternative to permanent removal with rm. Its identity is tied to the FreeDesktop.org trash specification: on Linux it writes the same trash metadata and files layout used by desktop environments and other compliant CLI tools, while also offering a TUI-oriented recovery workflow.
Project history
The public repository was created in January 2024, with its initial commit dated 2024-01-06 and a v0.0.1 release published on 2024-01-08. The README presents the project as a featureful trash CLI manager that can substitute for common rm habits while keeping files recoverable.
The design focuses on a single static Go binary with multiple subcommands. The core operation moves files into a trash location and records .trashinfo metadata, while companion commands list, restore, remove, summarize, and repair trash entries.
Adoption history
gtrash entered package-manager culture as a small modern CLI rather than as a long-lived Unix base tool. The official README documents installation paths through binary releases, Go install, Nixpkgs, Homebrew, and AUR-style packages; the input metadata also records Homebrew and Nix packaging.
How it is used
The everyday use case is replacing direct deletion with `gtrash put`, then using `gtrash find`, `gtrash restore`, `gtrash restore-group`, `gtrash summary`, or permanent removal options when cleanup is intentional. On Linux, normal trash entries live under `$XDG_DATA_HOME/Trash` or `$HOME/.local/share/Trash`, with external filesystems handled through `.Trash/$uid` or `.Trash-$uid` locations.
The README explicitly warns against blindly aliasing `rm=gtrash put`, because sudo, SSH hosts, and partial rm compatibility can surprise users. That caution is part of the tool's package-nerd appeal: it is safer than rm, but honest about Unix muscle memory.
Why package nerds care
gtrash matters to package users who want a Freedesktop-compatible trash CLI with Go-style distribution ergonomics. It overlaps with `gio trash` and `trash-cli`, but emphasizes a modern TUI, grouped restoration, static binaries, and rm-like flags without inventing a private trash format.
Timeline
- 2024-01-06: Public repository initial commit.
- 2024-01-08: v0.0.1 release published.
- 2024: README documents package-manager installation through Go install, Nixpkgs, Homebrew, and AUR-style packages.
- 2025: Repository metadata shows continued maintenance activity into 2025.
Related projects
- The README positions gtrash alongside `rm`, `gio trash`, `trash-cli`, and `rip`. Its technical foundation is the FreeDesktop.org trash specification, so it is most related to tools and desktops that share that on-disk trash layout.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gtrash | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.0.6
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.0.6
https://github.com/umlx5h/gtrash
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gtrash |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gtrash |
| Homepage | https://github.com/umlx5h/gtrash |
| Repository | https://github.com/umlx5h/gtrash |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/umlx5h/gtrash#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/umlx5h/gtrash/archive/refs/tags/v0.0.6.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | gtrash |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
gtrash
nix profile install nixpkgs#gtrash- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gtrash
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment