Re: Commands "Delete / Shred"

From: Kevin Kinsey (kdk_at_daleco.biz)
Date: 02/20/05

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To: Richard Nagle <cms01@tampabay.rr.com>

    Richard Nagle wrote:

    > Want to shred or clean the free space on a hard drive.
    > is there a command string for this? or app ?
    >
    > Thanks -
    > Richard
    >

    A recent thread on questions@ delved into this
    (rather as an aside).

    The conclusion *might have been* that if you were
    the CIA/NSA etc., "shredding" should be literal.

    One guy even offered to throw your disks into
    a volcano in Hawaii for a reasonable charge.

    IIRC, there were some more "common" responses
    to this, several of which would at least clue you
    in, I should think.

    Personally, "rm" works for me ....

    Kevin Kinsey
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