trashx: file cleanup tool

trashx is a command-line utility designed to help you efficiently clean up your file system by deleting files with specific extensions in a given directory.

Installation

To use trashx, install it on your system with the following steps:

Install via .NET CLI

dotnet tool install --global trashx

Now, trashx is ready to use from the command line.

Usage

trashx allows you to delete files based on their extensions. The basic syntax is:

trashx -e <extensions> <directory> [-r]

• -e <extensions>: Specify the file extensions to match, separated by commas (e.g., "txt,mp4,zip").
• <directory>: The directory where Trashx should begin its search.
• -r (optional): Enable recursive deletion to include subdirectories.

trashx lists matching files along with their sizes and asks for confirmation before deleting them.

Example

To delete all .txt and .pdf files from the C:\ExampleFolder directory:

trashx -e txt,pdf "C:\ExampleFolder" -r

Example Output

FILE                                                                                  SIZE
----                                                                                  ----
C:\ExampleFolder\1.txt                                                               45 kB
C:\ExampleFolder\2.txt                                                              185 kB
C:\ExampleFolder\3.txt                                                               36 kB
C:\ExampleFolder\SubFolder\1.pdf                                                    3.6 MB

proceed to delete files? [y / n]: y

🗑️ Files deleted successfully.

License

trashx is open-source software licensed under the MIT License. You are free to use, modify, and distribute this tool according to the terms of the license.