Re: Feature request: External deletion command

2007-06-07 Thread Eberhard Moenkeberg
Hi, On Thu, 7 Jun 2007, Melmi wrote: > Eberhard wrote: > > Filenames will stay original. rsync creates the true original directory > > structure (as far as needed) below the backup-dir, so no need to change > > filenames. > > I know. We misunderstood each other, I guess. Example: > /home/mario

Re: Feature request: External deletion command

2007-06-07 Thread Melmi
Eberhard wrote: > Filenames will stay original. rsync creates the true original directory > structure (as far as needed) below the backup-dir, so no need to change > filenames. I know. We misunderstood each other, I guess. Example: /home/mario/myfile.txt ist to be securely deleted. Using the "w

Re: Feature request: External deletion command

2007-06-07 Thread Melmi
Matt wrote: > The applications > you use to edit the file could have saved its name in any number of > caches or recently-used lists. Well, thats possible in some cases but thats a different problem. My $HOME partition is encrypted, and most Apps store those thinks in there. > Application memo

Re: Feature request: External deletion command

2007-06-06 Thread Matt McCutchen
On 6/6/07, Melmi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Good idea. However, "wipe" has some mechanism to prevent recovering of the old filename. I dont know wether it does anything else than a bunch of moves with mv. Using you solution, the filename might be recoverable. Im not sure about this. IMHO, it's

Re: Feature request: External deletion command

2007-06-06 Thread Eberhard Moenkeberg
HI, On Wed, 6 Jun 2007, Melmi wrote: > > rsync will mv the files to the backup-dir (not cp). > > Good idea. However, "wipe" has some mechanism to prevent recovering of > the old filename. I dont know wether it does anything else than a bunch > of moves with mv. > Using you solution, the filen

Re: Feature request: External deletion command

2007-06-06 Thread Melmi
> > rsync will mv the files to the backup-dir (not cp). Good idea. However, "wipe" has some mechanism to prevent recovering of the old filename. I dont know wether it does anything else than a bunch of moves with mv. Using you solution, the filename might be recoverable. Im not sure about th

Re: Feature request: External deletion command

2007-06-06 Thread Eberhard Moenkeberg
Hi, On Wed, 6 Jun 2007, Melmi wrote: > it would be nice if rsync could call an external command to delete > files. Than one could call a secure deletion tool like "wipe", which > overwrites files a few times before deleting them. > > Right now Im wiping personal data which I dont need anymore,

Feature request: External deletion command

2007-06-06 Thread Melmi
Hi everyone, it would be nice if rsync could call an external command to delete files. Than one could call a secure deletion tool like "wipe", which overwrites files a few times before deleting them. Right now Im wiping personal data which I dont need anymore, but it doesnt help much since th