Move file to Trash on Snow Leopard from Terminal

Question

Snow Leopard allows users to "Put Back" files that were moved to the Trash from Finder. However, when I do mv <file> ~/.Trash from the command line I don't get the "Put Back" option.

Is there a native command in Snow Leopard that moves a file to the trash while letting me still be able to us "Put Back"?

Answer 1

When you move a file to the trash OS X updates the .DS_Store file inside ~/.Trash with the "Put back" information. (See this question for more details)

In order to update this you would have to also update the .DS_Store file when you move a file to the Trash in Terminal.

Answer 2

I recommend installing the Ruby gem osx-trash.

How?

sudo gem install osx-trash

Usage?

Usage: trash [OPTIONS] <file> [<file> ...]
       trash [-e | --empty]
       trash [-l | --list]
Specific options:
    -e, --empty                      Empty the trash
    -l, --list                       List items in the trash
    -h, --help                       Show this message
    -v, --version                    Show version

Manipulate to the Finder's trash.

Answer 3

You want the rmtrash program.

You can use it to add items to the Trash as if it was done in the finder.