Secure delete (shred) context menu for KDE Dolphin.
Recursively shreds files in directories.
Configurable number of overwrite passes (default 3).
Install shred-secure to ~/.local/bin/, shred.desktop to ~/.local/share/kio/servicemenus/. Both need chmod +x. Requires konsole and coreutils (shred).
Usage: right-click any file or directory in Dolphin -> "Secure delete (shred)". Just be careful - it doesnt't ask, it just fires away!
| #!/bin/bash | |
| set -euo pipefail | |
| passes="${1:-3}" | |
| target="$2" | |
| if [[ -d "$target" ]]; then | |
| find "$target" -type f | while read -r f; do | |
| shred -n"$passes" -zu "$f" && echo "Deleted: $f" | |
| done | |
| rm -rf "$target" && echo "Deleted dir: $target" | |
| else | |
| shred -n"$passes" -zu "$target" && echo "Deleted: $target" | |
| fi | |
| echo "Done." | |
| read -rsn1 |
| [Desktop Entry] | |
| Type=Service | |
| MimeType=all/all | |
| Actions=shred | |
| [Desktop Action shred] | |
| Name=Secure delete (shred) | |
| Icon=edit-delete | |
| Exec=konsole -e shred-secure 3 '%f' |