# 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. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gtrash ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gtrash ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gtrash ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gt/gtrash/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gtrash - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.0.6 - **Source summary:** Featureful Trash CLI manager: alternative to rm and trash-cli - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gtrash (cli) - gtrash (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.0.6 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/umlx5h/gtrash - Upstream latest detected: v0.0.6 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - gtrash: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gt/gtrash/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gomi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gomi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system, trash. - [rmtrash](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rmtrash/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system, trash. - [rmw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rmw/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system, trash. - [trash-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/trash-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, freedesktop, system, trash. - [g-ls](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/g-ls/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, go, system. - [ddh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ddh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [gaffitter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gaffitter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [mmv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mmv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gtrash.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gtrash.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph