Michael Kintzios ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) scribbled:
> I was blanking a floppy but when I ran:
> ====================
> $ shred -u -v /dev/fd0
> ====================
> /dev/fd0 was dully deleted after the shred operation finished. Rebooting the
> machine relaunched udev which recreated fd0 (is there another way to avoid
> having to reboot)?
>
> On the second floppy I thought of avoiding unwittingly deleting the fd0 node
> so I tried:
> ====================
> $ shred -u -v /dev/fd0/
> shred: /dev/fd0/: Not a directory
> ====================
> Or:
> ====================
> $ shred -u -v /dev/fd0/
> shred: /dev/fd0/*: Not a directory
> ====================
>
> Is there a way of shredding a complete floppy (not just a file at a time)
> without removing the /dev/fd0 node?
# man shred
[snip]
-u, --remove
truncate and remove file after overwriting
-v, --verbose
show progress
-x, --exact
do not round file sizes up to the next full block;
this is the default for non-regular files
-z, --zero
add a final overwrite with zeros to hide shredding
[snip]
don't use '-u' on devices.
hth,
cooper.
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