shred
Overwrite files to securely delete data. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/shred.
- Overwrite a file:
shred {{file}}
- Overwrite a file, leaving zeroes instead of random data:
shred --zero {{file}}
- Overwrite a file 25 times:
shred -n25 {{file}}
- Overwrite a file and remove it:
shred --remove {{file}}
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