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## gowipe - securely delete files and directories (not for SSD)
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2025-01-18 11:35:12 +01:00
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[](https://github.com/tlinden/gowipe/actions)
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[](https://github.com/tlinden/gowipe/blob/master/LICENSE)
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[](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/tlinden/gowipe)
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[](https://github.com/TLINDEN/gowipe/releases/latest)
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```
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Usage: gowipe [-rcvz] <file|directory>...
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Options:
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-r --recursive Delete <dir> recursively
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-c --count <num> Overwrite files <num> times
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-m --mode <mode> Use <mode> for overwriting (or use -E, -S, -M, -Z)
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-n --nodelete Do not delete files after overwriting
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-N --norename Do not rename the files
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-v --verbose Verbose output
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-V --version Show program version
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-h --help Show usage
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Available modes:
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zero Overwrite with zeroes (-Z)
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math Overwrite with math random bytes (-M)
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secure Overwrite with secure random bytes (default) (-S)
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encrypt Overwrite with ChaCha2Poly1305 encryption (most secure) (-E)
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```
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## Getting help
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2023-11-25 14:53:07 +01:00
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Although I'm happy to hear from gowipe users in private email,
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2023-11-25 14:44:46 +01:00
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that's the best way for me to forget to do something.
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In order to report a bug, unexpected behavior, feature requests
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or to submit a patch, please open an issue on github:
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https://github.com/TLINDEN/gowipe/issues.
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## Copyright and license
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This software is licensed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE version 3.
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## Authors
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T.v.Dein <tom AT vondein DOT org>
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## Project homepage
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https://github.com/TLINDEN/gowipe
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