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37 lines
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srm - securely wipe files
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srm is a utility to overwrite files with random data in one or more passes.
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Dependencies
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None.
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Compatibility
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srm has been tested on the following operating systems:
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* OpenBSD (5.1-snap)
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* OS X (10.8)
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* Linux (Debian 6.0)
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Installation
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make build install
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Usage
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srm [-v] [-n number] file list
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options:
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-n <number of passes>: specify number of passes
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(default is 3 passes)
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-v: verbose mode. display list of failures and wiped files after wiping
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Known bugs / caveats
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srm can't recursively remove files, i.e. it can't remove directories.
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