zap

fast file operations with real-time progress.

zap is a modern replacement for cp, mv, and rm with real-time transfer stats and progress display.

features

• fast — 1 mb buffered streaming io for large file copies
• real-time progress — transfer speeds, file counts, and estimated time remaining
• terminal aware — dynamic width adjustments and automatic path truncation
• safe defaults — same-path identity protection, overwrite confirmations ([Y/n]), recursive delete checks, and root protection (--no-preserve-root to override)
• script friendly — automatically falls back to direct output when stdout is not a tty

install

go install github.com/programmersd21/zap/cmd/zap@latest

or build from source:

git clone https://github.com/programmersd21/zap.git
cd zap
make build

usage

copy (default)

zap file.txt backup/
zap photos/ backup/photos/

move (-m)

zap -m old.txt new.txt
zap -m logs/ /mnt/backup/logs/

delete (-d)

zap -d file.log
zap -d -r cache/

trash (-t)

zap -t file.log
zap -t cache/

shred (-s)

zap -s secret.db

flags

flag	description
-c, --copy	copy mode (default)
-m, --move	move mode (rename or copy+delete across devices)
-d, --delete	delete mode
-t, --trash	trash mode (system trash)
-s, --shred	shred mode (overwrite with random data, then delete)
-f, --force	overwrite without confirmation
-r, --recursive	required for deleting directories
-v, --verbose	verbosity: -v files, -vv operations, -vvv debug
--no-preserve-root	allow operating on the filesystem root
--version	show version

license

mit