---
name: "trash-list"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "trash-cli"
version: "0.24.5.26-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/trash-list"
---

# trash-list(1)

List trashed files.

## NAME

trash-list - List trashed files.

## SYNOPSIS

**trash-list \[OPTIONS\]...**

## DESCRIPTION

List all the contents of the trashcan.

## OPTIONS

- \-h, --help

  Show help message and exit.

- \--trash-dir=TRASHDIR

  Use TRASHDIR as trash folder. Can be used multiple times

- \--version

  Show program's version number and exit.

## EXAMPLES

List all trashed files or grep output:

```
$ trash-list
2008-06-23 21:57:26 /home/andrea/src/bluetrash/pippo
2008-06-23 21:50:41 /home/andrea/foobar
2008-06-23 21:50:49 /home/andrea/foobar
2008-06-23 21:53:13 /media/disk/adsfljasldj
$ trash-list | grep foo
2008-06-23 21:50:41 /home/andrea/foobar
2008-06-23 21:50:49 /home/andrea/foobar
```

## BUGS

Please, report bugs to https://github.com/andreafrancia/trash-cli/issues

## IF YOU WANT SAY THANKS

Tweet (to @andreafrancia or #trash-cli) or donate 1, 2 or 5 euros using paypal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=\_s-xclick&hosted\_button\_id=93L6PYT4WBN5A

## CREDITS

Trash was written by Andrea Francia \<andrea@andreafrancia.it\>. The original version of trash-empty was contributed by Einar Orn Olason \<eoo@hi.is\>. The first version of manual pages was written by Steve Stalcup \<vorian@ubuntu.com\>  and was modified by Massimo Cavalleri \<submax@tiscalinet.it\>.

## SEE ALSO

[trash-put(1)](/trash-put/1.md), [trash-restore(1)](/trash-restore/1.md), [trash-empty(1)](/trash-empty/1.md), [trash-rm(1)](/trash-rm/1.md), and the FreeDesktop.org Trash Specification at  https://specifications.freedesktop.org/trash-spec/trashspec-1.0.html.\

Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later.