On 5/4/19 4:16 PM, Nuzhna Pomoshch wrote: > Hi, > > I have a number of very long file names (~200 characters). When I use shred > on them, first of all, it slows shred down a bit doing 200 renames, and > second, for files on SSDs, I worry that so many write operations will cause > the SSDs to wear out before they otherwise would. > > I wonder if you know any way to perhaps rename a file to all zeros, then > rename it to a single zero, and then unlink it. I guess I just don't see the > gain from the extra security in the present method as worth the cost. > > Any thoughts? Thank you in advance. > > NP
The question is if (parts of) the name is/are also secret or not. See the --remove=[how] option. Have a nice day, Berny
