# shred
> Overwrite files to securely delete data.
- Overwrite a file:
`shred {{file}}`
- Overwrite a file, leaving zeroes instead of random data:
`shred --zero {{file}}`
- Overwrite a file 25 times:
`shred -n25 {{file}}`
- Overwrite a file and remove it:
`shred --remove {{file}}`
