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(shred invocation): Warn about backups. From Nelson Beebe.
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@@ -6125,6 +6125,12 @@ not truncate or remove the output file. This default is more suitable
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for devices, which typically cannot be truncated and should not be
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removed.
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Don't forget about the risk of backups.
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In large multiuser environments, there may be long-term file system
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backups that retain copies of files that are later shredded. While
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it may be impossible to recover a shredded file from disk, it may be
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relatively trivial to do so from backup media.
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@example
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shred [@var{option}]@dots{} @var{file}[@dots{}]
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@end example
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