srm

> Securely remove files or directories.

> Overwrites the existing data one or multiple times. Drop in replacement for rm.

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 {\*}

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