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# srm
> Securely remove files or directories.
> Overwrites the existing data one or multiple times. Drop in replacement for rm.
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- Remove a file after a single-pass overwriting with random data:
`srm -s {{/path/to/file}}`
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- Remove a file after seven passes of overwriting with random data:
`srm -m {{/path/to/file}}`
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- Recursively remove a directory and its contents overwriting each file with a single-pass of random data:
`srm -r -s {{/path/to/folder}}`
- Prompt before every removal:
`srm -i {{\*}}`