1.Dd 23 January 2004
2.Os
3.Dt DESTROY 1
4.Sh NAME
5.Nm Destroy
6.Nd Destroy files from the harddisk in a secure manner.
7.Sh SYNOPSIS
8.Nm destroy
9.Op Fl shq
10.Op Ar
11.Sh DESCRIPTION
12.Nm destroy
13removes files from the harddrive by overwriting the file with NULL and Random bytes.  You may specify a regular file, or an enitre
14directory.  In addition you may specify a wild card to destroy certain file types or filename matches.
15.Pp
16The Options are as follows:
17.Bl -tag -width indent
18.It Fl s
19Security level: The number of times the file will be overwritten with NULL and Random bytes.  If you enter a value of 5, 10 alternating
20overwrites will happen: 5 NULL and 5 Random.  If this number is not entered on the command line, a default value for the security level will be
21set to 7 as perscribed by the U.S. Department of Defense.  The lowest value accepted is 1, and the highest security value is 20.
22NOTE: The higher the value, the longer the program might take to run.
23.It Fl f
24Destroy with force -- Remove all types of files; do not skip over file types such as Sockets or Named Pipes.
25.It Fl q
26Run quietly -- Suppress all output from this application.  You might not want all this stuff flying by on the screen should the
27fedz be trying to watch.
28.It Fl h
29Print help message and referance to this man page.
30.El
31.Sh BUGS
32There are no known bugs at this time, if you find a bug, please report it to: <modsix@gmail.com>
33.Sh AUTHOR
34.An Shane Kinney (mod6) <modsix@gmail.com> | mod6 @ irc.freebsdhackers.net #freebsd | WWW: http://www.mod6.net
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