GNU/Linux |
RedHat 6.2(Zoot) |
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shred(1) |
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shred − delete a file securely, first overwriting it to hide its contents
shred [OPTIONS] FILE [...]
Delete a file
securely, first overwriting it to hide its contents.
−f, −−force
change permissions to allow writing if necessary
−n, −−iterations=N
Overwrite N times instead of the default (25)
−s, −−size=N
shred this many bytes (suffixes like k, M, G accepted)
−u, −−remove
truncate and remove file after overwriting
−v, −−verbose
show progress
−x, −−exact
do not round file sizes up to the next full block
−z, −−zero
add a final overwrite with zeros to hide shredding
- |
shred standard output |
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−−help |
display this help and exit |
−−version
print version information and exit
FIXME maybe add more discussion here?
Written by Colin Plumb.
Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.
Copyright
© 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying
conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
The full documentation for shred is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and shred programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info shred
should give you access to the complete manual.
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