dir-nuke

Table of Contents

• About
• Important Information
• Usage

About

This project is a directory nuker. It is designed to safely and efficiently remove specified directories and their contents.

Important Information

• Purpose: To provide a reliable tool for directory deletion.
• Safety: Always double-check the directories you are targeting for deletion, as this operation is irreversible.
• Development: This project is written in Rust.

Usage

🚀 Quick Install

To install the latest version of dir-nuke, run:

curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/brunohaetinger/dir-nuke/main/scripts/install-dir-nuke.sh | bash

This script will:

1. Detect your OS and CPU architecture
2. Download the latest release from GitHub
3. Install dir-nuke into /usr/local/bin (you may need sudo access)

After installation:

dir-nuke --help

Building yourself

Rust is required on this method

1. Clone the project
2. Run the following to search into ~/Projects directory:

cargo run --bin dir-nuke ~/Projects

TUI Keybindings

Keybinding	Action
Down, j, Tab	Move down on the list
Up, k, BackTab	Move up on the list
Space	Toggle selection of a directory
h	Unselect current item
l	Select current item
Enter	Confirm and delete selected directories
Esc, q	Cancel application and exit