Pádraig, Confession number 2, the Linux box I am using for this task isn't connected to the internet. Could run this on another Linux box that is connected and transfer the resultant shred file across on a stick?
So much to learn. Rupert Russell OPERATIONS MANAGER Ilmor Engineering Ltd Quarry Road, Brixworth, Northamptonshire, NN6 9UB, UK Direct: +44 (0)1604 799105 Main: +44 (0)1604 799100 Web: www.ilmor.co.uk The patch works around the kernel behavior and so no changes are needed there. To compile a new shred binary for testing: mkdir shred-test && cd shred-test wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/coreutils-8.22.tar.xz tar -xf coreutils-8.22.tar.xz cd coreutils-8.22 wget 'http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=coreutils.git;a=patch;h=88545ad0' -O- | patch -p1 ./configure --quiet && make -j $(nproc) Now the new shred is available in src/shred. You can run it directly from there or copy to somewhere like /usr/local/bin. cheers, Pádraig. ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail may contain confidential and /or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error)please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this email is strictly forbidden. This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com
