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srm

Securely remove files or directories. Overwrites the existing data one or multiple times. Drop in replacement for rm. More information: http://srm.sourceforge.net/srm.html.
  • Remove a file after a single-pass overwriting with random data:
    srm -s {{path/to/file}}
  • Remove a file after seven passes of overwriting with random data:
    srm -m {{path/to/file}}
  • Recursively remove a directory and its contents overwriting each file with a single-pass of random data:
    srm -r -s {{path/to/directory}}
  • Prompt before every removal:
    srm -i {{\*}}

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