For the sake of completion...... In case you want to delete some secred file of yours completely,'shred' might help.I think its based on the below mentioned paper,but not kinda sure.(Thats what my friend says:) ) http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/secure_del.html Viswa --- Vinay Kalkoti <kalkoti.vinay@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > deleting the file means , it just releases the > inode and the data > blocks. It dsn't erase the data which is present in > the data blocks. > > -Vinay > > On 6/9/05, Dipti Pawar <dipti.pawar@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > > > Hi > > > > After firing the rm filename command is the file > deleted immediately by > > kernel or > > > > does it lists such files and then delete them > from system after a some > > specific interval? > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Dipti. > > http://www.patni.com > > World-Wide Partnerships. World-Class Solutions. > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > > > This e-mail message may contain proprietary, > confidential or legally > > privileged information for the sole use of the > person or entity to whom this > > message was originally addressed. Any review, > e-transmission dissemination > > or other use of or taking of any action in > reliance upon this information by > > persons or entities other than the intended > recipient is prohibited. If you > > have received this e-mail in error kindly delete > this e-mail from your > > records. If it appears that this mail has been > forwarded to you without > > proper authority, please notify us immediately at > netadmin@xxxxxxxxx and > > delete this mail. > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux > kernel. > Archive: > http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > __________________________________________________________ Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
