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diff --git a/system/srm/slack-desc b/system/srm/slack-desc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d3683f2788 --- /dev/null +++ b/system/srm/slack-desc @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: +# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line +# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' +# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must +# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also +# customary to leave one space after the ':'. + + |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| +srm: srm (Secure file deletion for posix systems) +srm: +srm: srm is a secure replacement for rm(1). Unlike the standard rm, it +srm: overwrites the data in the target files before unlinking them. This +srm: prevents command-line recovery of the data by examining the raw block +srm: device. It may also help frustrate physical examination of the disk, +srm: although it's unlikely that it can completely prevent that type of +srm: recovery. It is, essentially, a paper shredder for sensitive files +srm: +srm: +srm: |