safe-delete

name	safe-delete
description	Intercept all delete operations and use `trash` (ali-rantakari) instead of `rm`. ALWAYS use `trash` instead of `rm` when deleting files or directories. Files moved to trash can be recovered from ~/.Trash/ RULES: - `rm -rf PATH` → `trash PATH` (no -rf needed, trash handles dirs) - `rm PATH` → `trash PATH` - `rm -f PATH` → `trash PATH` - NEVER use raw `rm` command in exec - The only exception is `/tmp/` cleanup where trash is unnecessary trash is installed at /opt/homebrew/bin/trash (ali-rantakari version). It moves files to macOS ~/.Trash/ (recoverable). NOTE: OpenClaw exec does NOT source .zshrc, so shell aliases (safeshell wrap rm) are NOT available. You must explicitly use `trash` in all exec commands.
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Safe Delete

Always use trash instead of rm. No exceptions except /tmp/ cleanup.

Quick Reference

Instead of	Use
rm file.txt	trash file.txt
rm -rf dir/	trash dir/
rm -f file	trash file
rm -r dir/	trash dir/
find . -name "*.tmp" -delete	find . -name "*.tmp" -exec trash {} +

How It Works

• trash moves files to ~/.Trash/ (macOS Trash)
• Files are recoverable from Finder or terminal
• Supports directories (no need for -r flag)
• Installed via Homebrew: brew install trash

Examples

# Delete old workspace
trash /Users/mingfang/.openclaw/workspace-old/

# Delete temp files
trash /tmp/my-temp-file.txt

# Delete and verify
trash ~/Downloads/old-report.pdf && echo "moved to trash"