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Diffstat (limited to 'toys/other/shred.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | toys/other/shred.c | 14 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/toys/other/shred.c b/toys/other/shred.c index e10adc09..680320ec 100644 --- a/toys/other/shred.c +++ b/toys/other/shred.c @@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ config SHRED Securely delete a file by overwriting its contents with random data. - -f Force (chmod if necessary) - -n COUNT Random overwrite iterations (default 1) - -o OFFSET Start at OFFSET - -s SIZE Use SIZE instead of detecting file size - -u unlink (actually delete file when done) - -x Use exact size (default without -s rounds up to next 4k) - -z zero at end + -f Force (chmod if necessary) + -n COUNT Random overwrite iterations (default 1) + -o OFFSET Start at OFFSET + -s SIZE Use SIZE instead of detecting file size + -u Unlink (actually delete file when done) + -x Use exact size (default without -s rounds up to next 4k) + -z Zero at end Note: data journaling filesystems render this command useless, you must overwrite all free space (fill up disk) to erase old data on those. |