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To shred a file (5 passes) and verbose output:
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shred -n 5 -v file.txt
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To shred a file (5 passes) and a final overwrite of zeroes:
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shred -n 5 -vz file.txt
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To do the above, and then truncate and rm the file:
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shred -n 5 -vzu file.txt
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To shred a partition:
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shred -n 5 -vz /dev/sda
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Remember that shred may not behave as expected on journaled file systems if file data is being journaled.
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