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The command tldr
is a simplified version of the man
command used in Linux systems. It stands for "Too Long, Didn't Read" and provides concise and easy-to-understand explanations of various commands.
In the given command tldr -p linux shred
, the -p
option is used to specify the operating system, in this case, Linux. It allows tldr
to provide command examples specifically tailored to the Linux operating system.
The command being explained here is shred
, which is used to securely delete files by overwriting them with random data. When you use shred
on a file, it replaces the file's content with random data, making it very difficult or virtually impossible to recover any confidential information from the file.
By using tldr -p linux shred
, you can quickly get a simplified explanation of how to use the shred
command in Linux, along with some basic examples of its usage.