Shredding

[strider]

A real newbie question here, but I'm stuck. I'm using shred, where am I going wrong?

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shred -n=10 -fuz file.ext
shred -fuz file.ext -n=10

But I get,

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shred: =10: invalid number of passes

And I get that for every number I try.

I can delete a file with 'shred -fuz file.ext' no problem, I just want to be able to specify how many overwrites there are.

I'd also like to say that I'm a bit overwhelmed by the whole Linux thing at the moment, and that I'm so grateful for Linux Mint in bridging that gap. The thanks would take up a whole lifetime if I had to go round to everyone, even if it was just for the pure satisfaction of high fiving everyone against the illegal monopoly and de-population enthusiasm.

How do I shred please?

[cra1g321]

im not sure how to fix your problem. But i shred a different way by adding it to the right-click menu. (easier than terminal)

Heres a link with instructions http://www.ubuntugeek.com/tools-to-dele ... linux.html

[piratesmack]

Try:
shred -n 10 -fuz file.ext

Only use '=' for the long version:
--iterations=10

[strider]

im not sure how to fix your problem. But i shred a different way by adding it to the right-click menu. (easier than terminal)

Heres a link with instructions http://www.ubuntugeek.com/tools-to-dele ... linux.html

This is the thing I was looking for when I first installed Mint, but for the sake of learning I'm trying to do as much as I can from the terminal. Cheers for the link though.

Try:
shred -n 10 -fuz file.ext

Only use '=' for the long version:
--iterations=10

That worked, thanks. I understand the manual a bit better now.. Much appreciated.