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>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/srm.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install secure-delete
Ubuntu
apt-get install secure-delete
Alpine
apk add secure-delete
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install secure-delete
Fedora
dnf install srm
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install secure-delete
Raspbian
apt-get install secure-delete
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/srm srm powered by Commando

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 \*

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