linux操作系统 srm命令手册

srm

Securely remove files or directories. Overwrites the existing data one or multiple times. Drop in replacement for rm. More information: http://srm.sourceforge.net/srm.html.

  • Remove a file after a single-pass overwriting with random data:

srm -s {{path/to/file}}

  • Remove a file after seven passes of overwriting with random data:

srm -m {{path/to/file}}

  • Recursively remove a directory and its contents overwriting each file with a single-pass of random data:

srm -r -s {{path/to/directory}}

  • Prompt before every removal:

srm -i {{\*}}