https://github.com/bstnbuck/vshred

A simple tool to securely delete files and directorys, implemented in V.
https://github.com/bstnbuck/vshred

removal secure-delete shred-files shredder vlang

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A simple tool to securely delete files and directorys, implemented in V.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bstnbuck/vshred
• Owner: bstnbuck
• License: mit
• Created: 2021-02-07T20:44:03.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-12-29T12:00:23.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-30T11:11:09.008Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: removal, secure-delete, shred-files, shredder, vlang
• Language: V
• Homepage:
• Size: 162 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# VShred

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> A simple tool to securely delete files and directories, implemented in V.

## Requirements

- Installed [V-Compiler](https://github.com/vlang/v)

## Usage

* Clone the repository: ```git clone https://github.com/bstnbuck/VShred.git``` 

* Compile the source code with: ```v -cc [tcc][msvc][gcc] -prod vshred.v ``` 

* Run it: ```vshred [--dir] [-d] [--rounds int] [-r int] [--continue] [--no_output] [-s] [--yes] [-y] ```

## What it is and how to use it

VShred is a simple tool to safely delete files and entire directories. 

The installed removal tools in Windows and Linux (e.g. rm) only delete the connection to the OS, but not the content. 

This tool writes random content to the file and that several times. After that the file will be renamed and deleted so the file can no longer be reconstructed. 

### Usage

Options:

* `--dir` `-d`             

    * secure delete whole directory

*  `--rounds` `-r` \            

    * define how often the file should be overridden

* `--continue`

    * continue if an error occurs

* `--no_output` `-s`

    * show less output

* `--yes` `-y`

    * no checkbacks

*  `--help` `-h`

    * show help