delete is?????

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    Obeonecanopener

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    Hi all. I have a few Open office docs on my 8 gig flash drive that I'd like to destroy. When you delete an Ooo file does it really delete or is it the same principle as in a word doc where only the tags are removed so recovery by anyone is quite easy.

    Thanks.
    Obe.
     
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    There is a command

    shred

    installed on the AA1, accessible in a terminal ( use alt-F2 ).

    --Japser.
     
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