Add command to delete the file of the current buffer

README.md

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ And others I forgot about...
 - Added an auto highlight for files in the tree explorer when jumping through opened buffers 
 - Changed some default settings (enabling bufferline, indent guides, the embedded explorer, cursor modes etc.)
 - Added a `--show-explorer` cli flag to open the file explorer on startup (useful for embedded explorer mode)
+- Added a `delete` (aliases `rm`, `del`) command to delete the file associated with the current buffer
 
 - - -
 

helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs

@@ -232,6 +232,30 @@ fn buffer_previous(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn delete(
+    cx: &mut compositor::Context,
+    _args: &[Cow<str>],
+    event: PromptEvent,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    if event != PromptEvent::Validate {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    let doc = doc_mut!(cx.editor);
+
+    if doc.path().is_none() {
+        bail!("cannot delete a buffer with no associated file on the disk");
+    }
+
+    let future = doc.delete();
+    cx.jobs.add(Job::new(future));
+
+    let doc_id = view!(cx.editor).doc;
+    cx.editor.close_document(doc_id, true)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn write_impl(
     cx: &mut compositor::Context,
     path: Option<&Cow<str>>,
@@ -1658,6 +1682,13 @@ pub const TYPABLE_COMMAND_LIST: &[TypableCommand] = &[
             fun: new_file,
             completer: Some(completers::filename),
         },
+        TypableCommand {
+            name: "delete",
+            aliases: &["remove", "rm", "del"],
+            doc: "Deletes the file associated with the current buffer",
+            fun: delete,
+            completer: None,
+        },
         TypableCommand {
             name: "format",
             aliases: &["fmt"],

helix-view/src/document.rs

@@ -491,6 +491,21 @@ impl Document {
         Some(fut.boxed())
     }
 
+    /// Deletes the file associated with this document
+    pub fn delete(&mut self) -> impl Future<Output = Result<(), anyhow::Error>> {
+        let path = self
+            .path()
+            .expect("Cannot delete with no path set!")
+            .clone();
+
+        async move {
+            use tokio::fs;
+            fs::remove_file(path).await?;
+
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn save(&mut self, force: bool) -> impl Future<Output = Result<(), anyhow::Error>> {
         self.save_impl::<futures_util::future::Ready<_>>(None, force)
     }