tldr/pages/common/srm.md

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srm

Securely remove files or directories Overwrites the existing data one or multiple. Drop in replacement for rm.

  • Removes a file after overwriting (single pass, 7 pass, 35 pass)

srm -s {{/path/to/file}} srm -m {{/path/to/file}} srm {{/path/to/file}}

  • Scurely remove recursively a directory and all it's subdirectories

srm -r {{/path/to/folder}}

  • Prompt before every removal

srm -i {{\*}}