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From: "Ken Carnahan" <ken@carnahan.ws>
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Subject: Re: Recover files
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 16:37:06 -0700
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Thanks Dan,
Lets see.. I read it on a linux box at work.. the version of rm is 4.1 that
is installed there. Its like the last 2 lines before the copyright info
where it mentions shred.

Eitherway, you gave me the info I really was looking for :)

Thanks again

Ken



----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Nelson" <dnelson@allantgroup.com>
To: "Ken Carnahan" <ken@carnahan.ws>
Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: Recover files


> In the last episode (Jun 20), Ken Carnahan said:
> > I noticed in the man page for 'rm'  that it states that you can
> > usually recover the contents of the file that you deleted, and to use
> > shred if you want it to be really non recoverable.
> >
> > I was just curious, how can you recover the contents of a file that
> > you used rm on ?
>
> su to root, dd the raw partition and scan for text that you recognize.
>
> Not sure where you read this, though.  rm's manpage has no mention of a
> "shred" command.
>
>
> --
> Dan Nelson
> dnelson@allantgroup.com
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