Shred files from right-click in Nautilus
Want an easy way to shred (delete and rewrite over the data with junk) files via right clicking in nautilus, see below.
- vim ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/shred
- Paste the following in the file:
#!/bin/bash # "Shredder" secure file delete for Nautilus # Distributed under the terms of GNU GPL version 2 or later # Copyright (C) James Jones <jcjones@ufl.edu> # # Dependency : gdialog (gnome-utils) # : shred (Colin Plumb's) # # From shred's info file, wise words: # # Please note* that `shred' relies on a very important assumption: # that the filesystem overwrites data in place. This is the traditional # way to do things, but many modern filesystem designs do not satisfy # this assumption. # # Exceptions exist, and are noted in shred's info manual. # Type 'info shred' from a prompt to see the list. SHRED_PATH=/usr/bin #Path to shred binary. if dialog=`gdialog --title "$1" --yesno "Are you sure you want to shred $1" 100 200 --defaultno` then $SHRED_PATH/shred -zu "$1" fi
3. chmod 755 ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/shred
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