[Quick Tips] : How to empty Trash through command line in Ubuntu

How to empty Trash through command line in Ubuntu

How to empty Trash through command line in Ubuntu

Operating System : Ubuntu 12.10 \n \l

I checked this practical in Ubuntu 12.10 \n \l .

To empty the trash in Ubuntu through command line follow the given steps

Step 1 : First check is Trash folder exist. By ls -la command you can see other files and folders inside Trash dir.

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linux@tuxworld:~$ ls -la ~/.local/share/Trash/ total 20 drwx------  5 linux linux 4096 Jul 17  2012 . drwxr-xr-x 28 linux linux 4096 Jun 21 20:36 .. drwx------  2 linux linux 4096 Apr  2 07:51 expunged drwx------  2 linux linux 4096 Jun 18 21:02 files drwx------  2 linux linux 4096 Jun 18 21:02 info linux@tuxworld:~$

Step 2: Now change to directory files.

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cd linux@tuxworld:~$ cd ~/.local/share/Trash/files   ls -la ~/.local/share/Trash/files

Step 3 : Now remove all files and directory inside ~/.local/share/Trash/files

1	rm -fr  ~/.local/share/Trash/files/*

Now check Trash in Desktop, it would be empty now.