Hi, debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote: > Maybe it is unstated but mandatory to use -n 1 as well? > And optionally -s N?
Naw. It just doesn't want to work pipes. Initially i tried with these options: shred -n 1 -s 1K -v - | sha256sum as preparation for a proposal to Gene Heskett, like: shred -n 1 -s 2047999968K -v - | tee /dev/sdm1 | sha256sum > I expect reading the code would tell. My code analysis is in https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/1162291656137153...@scdbackup.webframe.org to...@tuxteam.de found bug 155175 from 2002, which explains why. See https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/zcdxzya0ayrmp...@tuxteam.de Have a nice day :) Thomas