Using the bourne shell /bin/sh write the utility called trash that satisfies the

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Using the bourne shell /bin/sh write the utility called trash that satisfies the following specifications:

Usage: trash -l | -p | { filename }*

trash is a replacement for the rm utility. Rather than removing files, trash moves files into a subdirectory called .trash in your home directory. When there is a valid file to move, if .trash doesn't exist, it is created. if .trash exists, the -l option lists the current contents. if .trash exists, the -p option removes the directory and all files in it. Your script should handle any number of files.

Explanation / Answer

SCRIPT:

#!/bin/bash
if [ "$1" = "-p" ] && [ -d $HOME/trash ]; then
rm -r $HOME/trash
elif [ "$1" = "-l" ] && [ -d $HOME/trash ]; then
ls -l $HOME/trash
else
if [ ! -d $HOME/trash ]; then
mkdir $HOME/trash
fi
until [ "$#" = "0" ];do
mv $1 "$HOME/trash"
shift
done
fi

OUTPUT:

sh-4.2$ bash -f final.sh Newfile.txt                                                                                                                                            

sh-4.2$ bash -f final.sh -l                                                                                                                                                     

total 4                                                                                                                                                                         

-rw-r--r-- 1 60581 60581 4 May 13 21:03 Newfile.txt                                                                                                                             

sh-4.2$ bash -f final.sh -p

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