Submitted by antiesnob on Fri, 02/07/2014 - 21:47
Revision of Wipe Out Files and Partitions from Tue, 02/11/2014 - 01:19
The revisions let you track differences between multiple versions of a post.
Why do wipe out files?
(needs writing)
Tools
There are several tools to achieve this.
On Command Line:
- shred
- rm
On GUI:
Wiping out files and partitions
Wiping out files thru command line
To wipe out a file you can use the following command:
$ shred -f -nM -v -z -u fileWhere: -f forces to averwrite, -nM overwrites it M 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 out a partition you can use the following command:
$ shred -f -nM -v -z /dev/sdXWhere: -f forces to overwrite, -nM overwrites it M times, -v shows you what's going on, -z fills with zero, X the letter of the drive.
If the above does not work, you can try with sudo.
Wiping out files thru GUI
(needs writing)
