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# shred
> 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, leaving zeroes instead of random data:
`shred --zero {{path/to/file}}`
- Overwrite a file 25 times:
`shred -n25 {{path/to/file}}`
- Overwrite a file and remove it:
`shred --remove {{path/to/file}}`