--- name: "trash-restore" 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-restore" --- # trash-restore(1) Restore for Command line trash utility. ## NAME trash-restore - Restore for Command line trash utility. ## SYNOPSIS **trash-restore** ## DESCRIPTION Use to restore a trashed file or directory to the original path. This command is a part of the trash-cli package that provides a command line interface trashcan utility compliant with the FreeDesktop.org Trash Specification. It remembers the name, original path, deletion date, and permissions of each trashed file. ## EXAMPLES ``` $ trash-restore 0 2007-08-30 12:36:00 /home/andrea/foo 1 2007-08-30 12:39:41 /home/andrea/bar 2 2007-08-30 12:39:41 /home/andrea/bar2 3 2007-08-30 12:39:41 /home/andrea/foo2 4 2007-08-30 12:39:41 /home/andrea/foo What file to restore [0..4]: 4 $ ls foo foo ``` ## 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 \. The original version of trash-empty was contributed by Einar Orn Olason \. The first version of manual pages was written by Steve Stalcup \ and was modified by Massimo Cavalleri \. ## SEE ALSO [trash-put(1)](/trash-put/1.md), [trash-list(1)](/trash-list/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.