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Re: shred rename behavior
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Bernhard Voelker |
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Re: shred rename behavior |
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Mon, 6 May 2019 17:05:27 +0200 |
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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.
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> 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.
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> 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