macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gomilocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install gomi with Homebrew, Nix
Functions like rm but with the ability to restore files. Version 1.6.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#gomi.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gominixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/go/gomi/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Functions like rm but with the ability to restore files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gomi
history
Project history and usage
gomi is a Go command-line replacement for rm that moves files into a trash area and provides restoration instead of immediate permanent deletion. Its package-manager appeal is the Unix-shaped interface: users can install one small binary, alias rm to gomi if they choose, and get a safer deletion workflow without changing shells or file managers.
Project history
The public repository was created in May 2015 under babarot and later describes gomi as Japanese for trash. The README frames the project as a response to the command-line gap between graphical trash folders and rm, adding a TUI restore browser, XDG Trash specification support, multi-volume handling, and YAML configuration.
The project evolved from a safer rm-style utility into a cross-platform trash CLI with release automation and prebuilt binaries. Its configuration path, ~/.config/gomi/config.yaml, and its restore browser make it closer to a system utility than a one-shot script.
Adoption history
The official README documents installation through a curl installer, prebuilt GitHub release binaries, Homebrew, Scoop, AUR, and the author's afx manifest format. That spread is typical for a small CLI whose value comes from being available everywhere a shell user might want to replace a dangerous default.
Homebrew and other package-manager metadata give gomi a low-friction install route for people who do not want to manage GitHub release assets by hand.
How it is used
Typical use is to run gomi with rm-compatible flags, or to alias rm=gomi, so deletions are moved to trash. Restoration is launched with --restore or -b, opening an interactive browser where users can search, preview, select, and restore trashed files.
The tool is most useful on developer workstations and servers where mistaken rm commands are costly but a full desktop trash workflow is absent or inconvenient.
Why package nerds care
gomi is a neat package-nerd example of replacing a risky POSIX habit with a small packaged binary. It respects familiar rm ergonomics while adding XDG trash behavior and a restore UI, so distributions can package it as an opt-in safety tool rather than a shell framework.
Timeline
- 2015: GitHub repository created.
- 2025: GitHub release pages show the 1.x release stream in active use.
- 2026: The README documents gomi as a cross-platform trash CLI with XDG Trash support, prebuilt binaries, and package-manager installs.
Related projects
- rm is the command-line behavior gomi intentionally resembles.
- trash-cli and desktop file-manager trash implementations are adjacent tools in the same safer-deletion space.
- The freedesktop.org XDG Trash specification is relevant to gomi's interoperability claims.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.config/gomi/config.yaml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gomi | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.6.4
manager updated2026-07-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gomi |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.6.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://gomi.dev |
| Repository | https://github.com/babarot/gomi |
| Last updated | 2026-07-27T16:47:25+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
gomi
nix profile install nixpkgs#gomi- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gomi
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation