This command remove a file from your filesystem like the normal rm command but instead of deleting only the inode information this also delete the data that was stored on blocks /!\ warning this may be long for large files Show Sample Output
Make sure the file contents can't be retrieved if anyone gets ahold of your physical hard drive.
With hard drive partition:
gpg --default-recipient-self -o /path/to/encrypted_backup.gpg -e /dev/sdb1 && shred -z /dev/sdb1
WARNING/disclaimer: Be sure you... F&%k it--just don't try this.
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