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minus-squaretoynbee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoA tool, primarily within Linux, that can overwrite disks. I’ve never seen it recommended for data deletion, but I guess it makes sense. It stands for “disk to disk” and is usually used for things like writing ISOs. However, shred is the usual approach.
minus-square𝄞 Inkstain (they/them)𓆩 𓆪@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI thought it stood for DiskDump
minus-squaretoynbee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoA wise coworker of mine once told me that, when it comes to what Unix commands stand for, you kind of make it up as you go. In this case, though, looks like we were both wrong.
What’s dd?
A tool, primarily within Linux, that can overwrite disks. I’ve never seen it recommended for data deletion, but I guess it makes sense.
It stands for “disk to disk” and is usually used for things like writing ISOs.
However,
shredis the usual approach.I thought it stood for DiskDump
A wise coworker of mine once told me that, when it comes to what Unix commands stand for, you kind of make it up as you go.
In this case, though, looks like we were both wrong.
Darn