shred

Overwrite a file to hide its contents, and optionally delete it.

Runs as shred|macOS, Linux, Windows

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Fig spec, with what the manifest adds · 10 options

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sha256

c7e88498c2336fdc097c71b00257c37f71961dfb728b697df0da74924471f29c

Size

2478 bytes

OptionsOn shred itself

--force-f

Change permissions to allow writing if necessary

--iterations-n

Overwrite N times instead of the default (3) <N>

--random-source

Get random bytes from FILE <FILE>

--size-s

Shred this many bytes (suffixes like K, M, G accepted) <N>

--remove

Like -u but give control on HOW to delete <HOW>

--verbose-v

Show progress

--exact-x

Do not round file sizes up to the next full block; this is the default for non-regular files

--zero-z

Add a final overwrite with zeros to hide shredding

--help

Display this help and exit

--version

Output version information and exit

ArgumentsPositional, in order

<FILE>

File(s) to shred · repeatable · filepaths