Re: Delete



Richard A Downing FBCS CITP wrote:
One of the things that I really hate about Windows is the Trash can.
When I say delete, I want it gone - forever. On windows I can set it up
so that delete means delete. How do I do that with Ubuntu?

Oh, and by the way, why is the 'empty the wastebasket' always greyed out
in the panel, and only available when the application is open?

And why does the documentation call it Trash, but the application calls
it wastebasket?

Thanks,
R.



If you don't mind using the command line, 'rm' deletes rather than
trashes. check out the 'rm' documentation (ie, 'man rm') for more
information.

The naming difference for trash is due to local translations. For
instance, in general conversation, Australians use "garbage" or "bin"
rather than "trash" or "wastebasket". Submit the inconsistancy as a bug
to Launchpad and specify the current locale you are using, en-US or
en-GB etc.

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