diff --git a/bin/rm_bg b/bin/rm_bg
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/rm_bg
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+../rmbg
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rm_bg b/rm_bg
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+++ b/rm_bg
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+function helpexit() {
+    echo Delete files in background, by moving the to a temp folder first.
+    echo This command is always recursive!
+    exit
+}
+
+[[ -z "$1" ]] && helpexit
+[[ "$1" = "-h" ]] && helpexit
+
+tempfolders=()
+for f in "$@"; do
+    d=$( readlink -nf $( dirname "$f" ) )/.rmgb.$$
+    mkdir -p "$d"
+    mv $f "$d"/
+    tempfolders+=( "$d" )
+done
+
+(
+for (( i=0; $i<${#tempfolders[@]}; i++ )); do
+    rm -rf "${tempfolders[$i]}"
+done
+) &