soft_rm :co

rm -rf but with softly #sotlyforcing

• It all started here:

  

• then it got public discussion

and

how it works:

1. getting file path

   rm -rf myfiles/*
       

2. tag the files and expiry date

   # setting necessary tag attributes
   set_attribs(){
       expires_on=$(date +%d_%m_%Y -d "+$EXPIRE_ON")
       deleted_from="$(echo $1|awk -F/ 'BEGIN{OFS="/"}{$NF="";print$0}')"
   
       export SAVEDIR=$TMPDIR/"$(echo $1|awk -F/ '{print$NF}')" #(mktemp -td my_blob.XXXXXXXXXX) #lets have some randomness
       mkdir -p $SAVEDIR
       #lets put some attr to the file/folder
       setfattr -n user.expires_on \
                -v $expires_on $SAVEDIR \
           || { echo; echo 'mount / -o remount,user_xattr
                     if you see Operation not permitted error
                     also donot use /tmp spits out crazy issue, trust me'; exit; }
       setfattr -n user.deleted_from \
                -v $deleted_from $SAVEDIR \
           || { echo; echo 'bailing out setting attrs about deleted_path
                            flie/folder being removed seems fishy'; exit; }
   
       move_and_fake_rm-rf "$1"
       print_thrash_home_contents "$SAVEDIR"
   }
       

3. move file/folder to MOTHER_OF_RECYCLE_BIN_FOLDER

   mv myfiles/* $MOTHER_OF_RECYCLE_BIN_FOLDER
       

left:

a cronie to take care of this:

# file: /mytemp/soft_rm/01_04_2016/soft_rm_into.png
user.deleted_from="tests/"
user.expires_on="21_04_201