Alternatives to rip2
A Rust command-line replacement for rm that moves deleted files to a graveyard so you can undo. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
rip2
A Rust command-line replacement for rm that moves deleted files to a graveyard so you can undo.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as rip2.
trash-cli
A command-line interface to the FreeDesktop.org trash can for deleting and restoring files safely.
trash-cli uses the FreeDesktop.org trash shared with desktop file managers, so deleted files stay visible there, but it is aimed mainly at Linux and uses separate commands per task.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
GNU Coreutils
The core GNU file, shell and text utilities, including ls, cp, mv and sort.
uutils coreutils
A cross-platform rewrite of the GNU coreutils in Rust, covering commands such as ls, cp and sort.
xcp
A partial clone of the Unix cp command with progress feedback and optimisations for some copy tasks.
fclones
A command-line tool that finds groups of identical files and removes the copies you no longer need.
Kondo
A tool that finds and deletes build artifacts and dependency folders from software projects.
