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File shred
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Command line utility that safely deletes files.
Functionality
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* Repeatedly overwrite the file content with random data and specific patterns.
* Rename repeatedly to hide that the file ever existed.
* Remove access- and modification time.
* Truncate then delete the file.
In Docker
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Run the shredder with Docker:
docker run --rm -it -v "$(pwd):/data" mverleg/file-shred -- file.txt
You can mount any directory in which you want to shred files; the above example uses the current directory `$(pwd)`.
To build the image yourself (instead of downloading from Dockerhub), clone the Github project and run:
docker build -t mverleg/file-shred .
This will also run the tests and lints, to verify that your version is okay.
As binary
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You can shred files like
shred file.txt image.png /tmp/stuff/*
There are command line options for various things::
USAGE:
shred [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] <FILES>...
FLAGS:
-v, --debug Show debug information, especially on errors.
-h, --help Prints help information
-k, --keep Destroy the data, but do not rename or delete the file. Useful for non-regular files like special system devices.
-y, --no-confirm Delete files without asking for confirmation.
-q, --quiet Do not show progress or other non-critical output.
-V, --version Prints version information
OPTIONS:
--overwrite-count <overwrite-count> Number of times the file is overwritten (at least 1). [default: 10]
--rename-count <rename-count> Number of times the file is renamed.
As library
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* Create an instance of `::file_shred::ShredConfig`, options largely correspond to the command-line ones.
* In particular note `confirmation_prompt=false` if there might not be an interactive session present.
* Call the `::file_shred::shred` function and pass this config.
Keep in mind that:
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*There are no security guarantees, and the author is not a professional security expert. Use at your own risk.*
* Obviously, be careful. The purpose of this tool is to irrecoverably delete data. I cannot help you get data back if you delete it by accident.
* Note that data recovery difficulty depends on the environment (operating system, hard disk formatting, physical medium). For some configurations, overwriting may not work.
This is used by [`file_endec`](https://github.com/mverleg/file_endec).