implementation of delete

config.h

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ static const char makefile_cmd[] = "touch"; /*as of now both only do ``rename_cm
 static const char makedir_cmd[] = "mkdir";
 static const char copy_cmd[] = "cp -r";
 static const char cut_cmd[] = "mv";
+static const char del_cmd[] = "rm -r";
 
 static const mimetype mimetype_default_cmd[] = {
 	/* mimetype	shell command
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ static const char ui_rename_text[];
 static const char ui_delete_text[];
 static const char copy_cmd[];
 static const char cut_cmd[];
+static const char del_cmd[];
 
 #endif
 /* }}} */

interactions.c

@@ -325,8 +325,34 @@ void rename_hovered(){
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
 
 }
-void delete(){
+void delete(unsigned long passes){
-	TODO;
+
+	unsigned long i;
+	unsigned long del_count = 0;
+	file tmp;
+	char *cmd;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < mid_dir.file_count; i++) {
+		if (mid_dir.file_list[i].status & FILE_STATUS_SELECTED) {
+			cmd = parse_cmd(del_cmd, &mid_dir.file_list[i]);
+			system(cmd);
+			free(cmd);
+			del_count++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (del_count != 0) {
+		for (i = 0; i < passes; i++) {
+			if (&mid_dir.current_file[i] > mid_dir.file_list + mid_dir.file_count) {
+				break;
+			}
+			cmd = parse_cmd(del_cmd, &mid_dir.current_file[i]);
+			system(cmd);
+			free(cmd);
+		}
+	}
+
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
 }
 void makedir(){
 	wclear(win_b);