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Why do wipe out files?
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Tools
There are several tools to achieve this.
On Command Line:
- shred
- srm
On GUI
Wiping
Wiping files thru command line
To wipe a file you can use the following command:
$ shred -f -n35 -v -z -u fileWhere: -f forces to averwrite, -n35 overwrites it 35 times, -v shows you what's going on, -z fills with zero, -u removes the file after overwriting it, file is the name of the file.
To wipe a partition you can use the following command:
$ shred -f -n35 -v -z -u /dev/sdXWhere: -f forces to averwrite, -n35 overwrites it 35 times, -v shows you what's going on, -z fills with zero, -u removes the file after overwriting it, X the number of the drive.
Wiping files thru GUI
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