shred

Overwrite files to securely delete data.

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• 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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