From 9897e1994c0d317b95cd06189959bbd163cfb5a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Meyering Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 11:06:58 +0000 Subject: (rm invocation): Add the warning (also in the --help output) that the contents of a removed file are often recoverable. --- doc/coreutils.texi | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 4133b2e7e..89a0753f7 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -6394,6 +6394,10 @@ or @option{--force} option is not given, or the @option{-i} or for whether to remove the file. If the response does not begin with @samp{y} or @samp{Y}, the file is skipped. +@emph{Warning}: If you use @command{rm} to remove a file, it is usually +possible to recover the contents of that file. If you want more assurance +that the contents are truly unrecoverable, consider using @command{shred}. + The program accepts the following options. Also see @ref{Common options}. @table @samp -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf