Name
shred
Synopsis
shred [options
]files
Overwrite a file to make the contents unrecoverable, and delete the file afterwards if requested.
Options
-
-
Shred standard output.
-
num
,--iterations=
num
Overwrite files num times (default is 25).
-f
,--force
Force permissions to allow writing to files.
-s
num
,--size=
num
Shred num bytes. num can be expressed with suffixes (e.g.,
K
,M
, orG
).-u
,--remove
Remove file after overwriting. shred does not remove the file unless this option is specified.
-v
,--verbose
Verbose mode.
-x
,--exact
Shred the exact file size; do not round up to the next full block.
-z
,--zero
On the final pass, overwrite with zeros to hide the shredding.
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