Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:24:06 +0100 | From | Alexander Holler <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 3/5] WIP: fs: ext4: support unlinkat_s() for secure deletion of files |
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Am 03.02.2015 um 16:13 schrieb Alexander Holler: > Am 03.02.2015 um 15:50 schrieb Alexander Holler: > >> Maybe I should request removal of shred from Fedora/RH instead. >> According to you it's one of the most misleading and useless tools. So >> why still confuse people with it and still ship it? > > At least it should be documented that it doesn't delete the files in > question from backups, like you should never try to dry your cat in a > microwave.
Which, by the way, should be documented in the manpages for rm, unlink() and unlinkat() too. Someone might otherwise assume that e.g. a rm might delete files in a snapshot too,
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