FICHA · MANJARO

wipe

Secure file wiping utility

  • cli-tool
  • CLI
  • Launchable
  • Runs in terminal
official+codex · reviewed · May 29, 2026 description in en

Description

Overwrites files before removal to make casual recovery harder on storage where overwriting is meaningful. It is useful when deleting sensitive files from traditional disks or controlled environments that require extra deletion steps.

This is a destructive command-line tool. Modern SSDs, journaling filesystems, snapshots, backups, and wear leveling can keep copies elsewhere, so users should understand the storage layer before relying on secure wiping.

How to run

wipe

Commands: wipe

Permissions

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