diff --git a/pages/common/shred.md b/pages/common/shred.md index 709ab032a..c70dc2d0c 100644 --- a/pages/common/shred.md +++ b/pages/common/shred.md @@ -7,14 +7,22 @@ `shred {{path/to/file}}` -- Overwrite a file, leaving zeroes instead of random data: +- Overwrite a file and show progress on the screen: + +`shred --verbose {{path/to/file}}` + +- Overwrite a file, leaving [z]eros instead of random data: `shred --zero {{path/to/file}}` -- Overwrite a file 25 times: +- Overwrite a file a specific [n]umber of times: -`shred -n25 {{path/to/file}}` +`shred --iterations {{25}} {{path/to/file}}` - Overwrite a file and remove it: `shred --remove {{path/to/file}}` + +- Overwrite a file 100 times, add a final overwrite with [z]eros, remove the file after overwriting it and show [v]erbose progress on the screen: + +`shred -vzun 100 {{path/to/file}}`