Fast Delete (frm)

Fast Delete is a Rust-based command-line tool designed to be a faster alternative to the traditional rm -rf command. It leverages multithreading to efficiently delete files and directories.

Features

• Multithreaded Deletion: Utilizes a thread pool to delete files concurrently, significantly speeding up the deletion process.
• Progress Tracking: Displays a progress bar to track the deletion process in real-time.
• Directory Cleanup: Removes empty directories after file deletion.

Installation

To build and install Fast Delete, ensure you have Rust and Cargo installed, then run:

cargo build --release

The compiled binary will be located in the target/release directory.

Usage

./target/release/frm <directory>

• <directory>: The path to the directory you want to delete.

Example

./target/release/frm ../demo

This command will delete all files in ../demo.

Performance

Fast Delete has been benchmarked against the traditional rm -rf command. The results show that frm is slightly faster:

Additionally, here is a detailed summary of a deletion operation performed by frm:

Deletion Summary:
Files processed: 1687/1687
Directories removed: 9
Time taken: 267.32ms
Average speed: 6310.73 files/second

These results demonstrate that frm can handle large directories efficiently, making it a valuable tool for users who need to delete files and directories quickly.

Documentation

To generate and open the documentation for Fast Delete, run the following command:

cargo doc --open --release

This will build the documentation and open it in your default web browser.

Dependencies

• walkdir: For directory traversal.
• rayon: For parallel processing.
• indicatif: For progress bar display.
• num_cpus: To determine the number of available CPU cores.

License

This project is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.

Acknowledgments

• Inspired by the need for a faster file deletion tool.