$ shred -vzu /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 1/26 (random)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 2/26 (dddddd)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 3/26 (bbbbbb)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 4/26 (333333)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 5/26 (249249)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 6/26 (eeeeee)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 7/26 (cccccc)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 8/26 (888888)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 9/26 (ffffff)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 10/26 (666666)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 11/26 (555555)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 12/26 (777777)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 13/26 (random)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 14/26 (444444)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 15/26 (db6db6)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 16/26 (b6db6d)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 17/26 (000000)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 18/26 (999999)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 19/26 (492492)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 20/26 (aaaaaa)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 21/26 (924924)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 22/26 (6db6db)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 23/26 (222222)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 24/26 (111111)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 25/26 (random)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: pass 26/26 (000000)... shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: removing shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: renamed to /tmp/000000000000000000000000 shred: /tmp/000000000000000000000000: renamed to /tmp/00000000000000000000000 shred: /tmp/00000000000000000000000: renamed to /tmp/0000000000000000000000 shred: /tmp/0000000000000000000000: renamed to /tmp/000000000000000000000 shred: /tmp/000000000000000000000: renamed to /tmp/00000000000000000000 shred: /tmp/00000000000000000000: renamed to /tmp/0000000000000000000 shred: /tmp/0000000000000000000: renamed to /tmp/000000000000000000 shred: /tmp/000000000000000000: renamed to /tmp/00000000000000000 shred: /tmp/00000000000000000: renamed to /tmp/0000000000000000 shred: /tmp/0000000000000000: renamed to /tmp/000000000000000 shred: /tmp/000000000000000: renamed to /tmp/00000000000000 shred: /tmp/00000000000000: renamed to /tmp/0000000000000 shred: /tmp/0000000000000: renamed to /tmp/000000000000 shred: /tmp/000000000000: renamed to /tmp/00000000000 shred: /tmp/00000000000: renamed to /tmp/0000000000 shred: /tmp/0000000000: renamed to /tmp/000000000 shred: /tmp/000000000: renamed to /tmp/00000000 shred: /tmp/00000000: renamed to /tmp/0000000 shred: /tmp/0000000: renamed to /tmp/000000 shred: /tmp/000000: renamed to /tmp/00000 shred: /tmp/00000: renamed to /tmp/0000 shred: /tmp/0000: renamed to /tmp/000 shred: /tmp/000: renamed to /tmp/00 shred: /tmp/00: renamed to /tmp/0 shred: /tmp/junk-file-to-be-shredded: removed
Any thoughts on this command? Does it work on your machine? Can you do the same thing with only 14 characters?
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