shred - overwrite a file to hide its contents, and optionally delete it

syntax $ shred [filename]

$ shred sample.txt

To designate number of times to overwrite a file $ shred -n 2 example.txt

To overwrite and delete a file $ shred -uv sample1.txt

To selectively overwrite bytes of text $ shred -s [number_of_bytes] [filename] $ shred -s 10 password.txt

To run shred with verbose mode $ shred -v file.txt

To change permissions to allow writing if necessary $ shred -f [filename] $ shred -f file.txt

To hide shredding from the file system. $ shred -z filename $ shred -z file.txt

To Display shred Basic Details and Version and help options $ shred --version $ shred --help

regards, T.Dhanasekar