diff --git a/dots/bin/tp.sh b/dots/bin/tp.sh
index f5ed5be..7a5787e 100755
--- a/dots/bin/tp.sh
+++ b/dots/bin/tp.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fi
 new_file=${input_file//$sync_dir_sym/$sync_dir}
 
 if [[ -f ${new_file} ]] || [[ -d ${new_file} ]] ; then
-    echo ${new_file}
+    trash-put ${new_file}
 else
     echo "error: unable to delete ${new_file}"
 fi