sindresorhus/trash-cli

`sudo trash` still has no permission

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#28 opened on Jan 13, 2020

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Description

I'm on macOS 10.15.2

Create

❯ sudo mkdir /Users/wow

❯ sudo mkdir /Users/wow
mkdir: /Users/wow: File exists # ✅

Delete with trash

❯ trash /Users/wow
Error: Command failed: /usr/local/lib/node_modules/trash-cli/node_modules/trash/lib/macos-trash /Users/wow
“wow” couldn’t be moved to the trash because you don’t have permission to access it.

❯ sudo trash /Users/wow
Error: Command failed: /usr/local/lib/node_modules/trash-cli/node_modules/trash/lib/macos-trash /Users/wow
“wow” couldn’t be moved to the trash because you don’t have permission to access it.

Delete with rm

❯ sudo rm -rf /Users/wow

❯ test -d /Users/wow || echo 'no folder'
no folder

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Research direction
Investigate why `sudo trash` fails to move files owned by root. Check the macOS trash script at `lib/macos trash` and see if it uses `NSFileManager` or `AppleScript` and how permissions are handled.
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javascript
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backend
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