Comments on: Moving files to trash from the Mac command line http://www.anthonysmith.me.uk/2008/01/08/moving-files-to-trash-from-the-mac-command-line/ Ceci n'est pas un blog Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:09:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anthony http://www.anthonysmith.me.uk/2008/01/08/moving-files-to-trash-from-the-mac-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-13182 Anthony Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:59:28 +0000 http://www.anthonysmith.me.uk/2008/01/08/moving-files-to-trash-from-the-mac-command-line/#comment-13182 Excellent - thanks! I've re-written the bash version accordingly. Excellent - thanks! I've re-written the bash version accordingly.

]]> By: icke http://www.anthonysmith.me.uk/2008/01/08/moving-files-to-trash-from-the-mac-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-13181 icke Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:15:29 +0000 http://www.anthonysmith.me.uk/2008/01/08/moving-files-to-trash-from-the-mac-command-line/#comment-13181 Simply use "$@" (with double quotes!) in your for loop. Simply use "$@" (with double quotes!) in your for loop.

]]> By: Anthony http://www.anthonysmith.me.uk/2008/01/08/moving-files-to-trash-from-the-mac-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-13163 Anthony Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:45:31 +0000 http://www.anthonysmith.me.uk/2008/01/08/moving-files-to-trash-from-the-mac-command-line/#comment-13163 Thanks - that solves the spaces problem, but it doesn't let you delete several files at once ('trash *.txt' or 'trash file1 file2' etc). I'm sure there's a way to do it though... Thanks - that solves the spaces problem, but it doesn't let you delete several files at once ('trash *.txt' or 'trash file1 file2' etc). I'm sure there's a way to do it though...

]]> By: icke http://www.anthonysmith.me.uk/2008/01/08/moving-files-to-trash-from-the-mac-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-13162 icke Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:10:04 +0000 http://www.anthonysmith.me.uk/2008/01/08/moving-files-to-trash-from-the-mac-command-line/#comment-13162 No spaces problem with: function trash { osascript -e "tell application \"Finder\"" -e "delete POSIX file \"${PWD}/$*\"" -e "end tell" } No spaces problem with:

function trash {
osascript -e "tell application \"Finder\"" -e "delete POSIX file \"${PWD}/$*\"" -e "end tell"
}

]]> By: Anthony http://www.anthonysmith.me.uk/2008/01/08/moving-files-to-trash-from-the-mac-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-10515 Anthony Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:47:10 +0000 http://www.anthonysmith.me.uk/2008/01/08/moving-files-to-trash-from-the-mac-command-line/#comment-10515 Hi again - I've found a solution using Python and added it to the original post. Hi again - I've found a solution using Python and added it to the original post.

]]> By: Anthony http://www.anthonysmith.me.uk/2008/01/08/moving-files-to-trash-from-the-mac-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-10454 Anthony Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:36:02 +0000 http://www.anthonysmith.me.uk/2008/01/08/moving-files-to-trash-from-the-mac-command-line/#comment-10454 Hi - you're right, it doesn't work when the name has spaces in. There's probably a solution, but I don't have one at the moment I'm afraid... Cheers, Anthony Hi - you're right, it doesn't work when the name has spaces in. There's probably a solution, but I don't have one at the moment I'm afraid...

Cheers,
Anthony

]]> By: kw http://www.anthonysmith.me.uk/2008/01/08/moving-files-to-trash-from-the-mac-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-10375 kw Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:36:51 +0000 http://www.anthonysmith.me.uk/2008/01/08/moving-files-to-trash-from-the-mac-command-line/#comment-10375 Is there a way to make this work on files with spaces in the names? Is there a way to make this work on files with spaces in the names?

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