fix: trash in *Linux* using a trash command, fixes #37

README.md

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ keymap("n", "<leader>rf", genghis.renameFile)
 keymap("n", "<leader>mf", genghis.moveAndRenameFile)
 keymap("n", "<leader>nf", genghis.createNewFile)
 keymap("n", "<leader>yf", genghis.duplicateFile)
-keymap("n", "<leader>df", function() genghis.trashFile { trashLocation = "your/path" } end) -- default: "$HOME/.Trash".
+keymap("n", "<leader>df", genghis.trashFile)
 keymap("x", "<leader>x", genghis.moveSelectionToNewFile)
 ```
 
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ Line Mode command; the selection is moved linewise.)
 - `.moveAndRenameFile` or `:Move`: Move and Rename the current file. Keeps the
 old name if the new path ends with `/`. Works like the UNIX `mv` command. Best
 used with [autocompletion of directories](#autocompletion-of-directories).
+- `.trashFile`: Trash the current file.
+	- Use `trashCmd` to specify an external trash command. It defaults to
+`gio trash` on *Linux*, `trash` on *Mac* and *Windows*.
+	- Otherwise specify `trashLocation` to move the file to that directory. It
+defaults to `$HOME/.Trash`. This does NOT trash the file the usual way. The
+trashed file is NOT restorable to its original path.
+	- For backwards compatibility, the default behavior on *Mac* moves files to
+`$HOME/.Trash`.
 
 The following applies to all commands above:
 - If no extension has been provided, uses the extension of the original file.

lua/genghis/init.lua

@@ -160,19 +160,50 @@ function M.chmodx()
 	cmd.edit()
 end
 
----@param opts? {trashLocation: string}
+---@param opts? {trashCmd: string, trashLocation: string}
 function M.trashFile(opts)
 	cmd.update { bang = true }
 	local home = os.getenv("HOME")
 	local oldFilePath = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(0)
 	local oldName = vim.fs.basename(oldFilePath)
 
+	local trashCmd
+	if opts ~= nil and opts.trashCmd ~= nil then
+		trashCmd = opts.trashCmd
+	else
+		if fn.has("linux") == 1 then
+			trashCmd = "gio trash"
+		elseif fn.has("windows") == 1 then
+			trashCmd = "trash"
+		end
+	end
+
+	if trashCmd ~= nil then
+		-- Use a trash command
+		local trashArgs = vim.split(trashCmd, " ")
+		table.insert(trashArgs, oldFilePath)
+
+		local errMsg = ""
+		vim.fn.jobstart(trashArgs, {
+			detach = true,
+			on_stderr = function (_, data)
+				errMsg = errMsg .. (data and table.concat(data, " "))
+			end,
+			on_exit = function(_, rc)
+				if rc == 0 then
+					u.bwipeout()
+					u.notify(("%q deleted"):format(oldName))
+				else
+					u.notify(("Trashing %q failed: " .. errMsg):format(oldName), "warn")
+				end
+			end,
+		})
+		return
+	end
+
 	-- Default trash locations
 	local trash
-	if fn.has("linux") == 1 then
-		local xdg_data = os.getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME")
-		trash = xdg_data and xdg_data .. "/Trash/" or home .. "/.local/share/Trash/"
-	elseif fn.has("macunix") == 1 then
+	if fn.has("macunix") == 1 then
 		-- INFO macOS moves files to the icloud trash, if they are deleted from
 		-- icloud folder, otherwise they go the user trash folder
 		local iCloudPath = home .. "/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs"