srm Command Examples
Securely remove files or directories. Overwrites the existing data one or multiple times. Drop in replacement for rm. More information: https://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 {{\*}}