shred

Overwrite files to securely delete data. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/shred>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/shred.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install coreutils
Ubuntu
apt-get install coreutils
Alpine
apk add coreutils
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S coreutils
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install coreutils
CentOS
yum install coreutils
Fedora
dnf install coreutils
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install coreutils
OS X
brew install coreutils
Raspbian
apt-get install coreutils
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/shred
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/shred shred powered by Commando

Overwrite files to securely delete data. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/shred>.

  • Overwrite a file:
    shred path/to/file
  • Overwrite a file and show progress on the screen:
    shred --verbose path/to/file
  • Overwrite a file, leaving [z]eros instead of random data:
    shred --zero path/to/file
  • Overwrite a file a specific [n]umber of times:
    shred --iterations 25 path/to/file
  • Overwrite a file and remove it:
    shred --remove path/to/file
  • Overwrite a file 100 times, add a final overwrite with [z]eros, remove the file after overwriting it and show [v]erbose progress on the screen:
    shred -vzun 100 path/to/file

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