http://www.thelinuxwiki.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=shred_-_delete_files_securelyshred - delete files securely - Revision history2026-04-29T06:55:20ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.21.5http://www.thelinuxwiki.com/index.php?title=shred_-_delete_files_securely&diff=788&oldid=prevNighthawk: Created page with " erases whole partitions by overwriting everything with 0s in a single iteration. shred -vzn 0 /dev/<device> where <device> refers to your hard drive partition or device ..."2014-06-06T15:28:26Z<p>Created page with " erases whole partitions by overwriting everything with 0s in a single iteration. shred -vzn 0 /dev/<device> where <device> refers to your hard drive partition or device ..."</p>
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erases whole partitions by overwriting everything with 0s in a single iteration. <br />
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shred -vzn 0 /dev/<device><br />
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where <device> refers to your hard drive partition or device<br />
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example<br />
# shred-vzn 0 /dev/sdc1<br />
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erases the whole partition using 3 iterations with random numbers. In addition (option -z) writes zeros to hide the shredding process at the end. This will take 4 times longer than the fast method.<br />
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shred -vzn 3 /dev/<device><br />
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where <device> refers to your hard drive partition or device<br />
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example<br />
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# shred-vzn 3 /dev/sdc1</div>Nighthawk