From: Jim Meyering Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 11:23:37 +0000 (+0000) Subject: (shred invocation): Warn about backups and mirrors. X-Git-Tag: CPPI-1_9~172 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb/index.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5848516f26c9bde11cbbe12cf76bc8e9cd843d78;p=thirdparty%2Fcoreutils.git (shred invocation): Warn about backups and mirrors. --- diff --git a/doc/omni-utils.texi b/doc/omni-utils.texi index 5950e4dcd3..9b60b226e3 100644 --- a/doc/omni-utils.texi +++ b/doc/omni-utils.texi @@ -6125,11 +6125,11 @@ not truncate or remove the output file. This default is more suitable for devices, which typically cannot be truncated and should not be removed. -Don't forget about the risk of backups. -In large multiuser environments, there may be long-term file system -backups that retain copies of files that are later shredded. While -it may be impossible to recover a shredded file from disk, it may be -relatively trivial to do so from backup media. +Finally, consider the risk of backups and mirrors. +File system backups and remote mirrors may contain copies of the +file that cannot be removed, and that will allow a shredded file +to be recovered later. So if you keep any data you may later want +to destroy using @code{shred}, be sure that it is not backed up or mirrored. @example shred [@var{option}]@dots{} @var{file}[@dots{}]