alias goto-trash-can='mv --force -t ~/.local/share/Trash/files '
alias mv2trash='goto-trash-can'

prompt_to_wipe() {
    read -rp "Type 'wipe' to confirm deletion: " response
    if [[ "$response" == "wipe" ]]; then
        return 0   # user chose to wipe
    else
        return 1   # user did not choose to wipe
    fi
}

wipe-and-shred-file-permanently() {
    if ! prompt_to_wipe; then
         echo "Aborting..."
         return 0 
    fi
    shred -z -v -u $@
}
empty-the-file-contents() {
    if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
        echo "Usage: empty-the-file-contents <filename>"
        return 1
    fi

    if ! prompt_to_wipe; then
	echo "Aborting..."
	return 0	
    fi
	
    local filename="$1"
    local need_sudo=""

    # Check if file exists
    if [[ ! -e "$filename" ]]; then
        echo "Error: File '$filename' does not exist." >&2
        return 1
    fi

    # Check if current user owns the file
    if [[ ! -O "$filename" ]]; then
        echo "You don't own '$filename'. Trying with sudo..."
        need_sudo="sudo"
    fi

    # Empty the file while preserving permissions
    $need_sudo truncate -s 0 "$filename" && echo "Successfully emptied '$filename'." || {
        echo "Failed to empty '$filename'." >&2
        return 1
    }
}