microsoft / microsoft/vscode-remote-release
Support trash in dev containers
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Since Oct 22, 2025.
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Description
The action "Delete" in the File Explorer's context menu becomes "Delete Permanently" when working inside a dev container.
So, in a dev container, deleted files aren't sent to the trash, but directly deleted permanently.
I would like to be able to use a trash inside a dev container.
I have installed trash-cli inside the container, so I can manually send files to the trash and restore them with the commands trash, trash-list, trash-restore, etc. However, VS Code doesn't detect it, or doesn't have the capability to use it.
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