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Base: Add a manual page for the shred utility

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Author: https://github.com/supercomputer7
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## Name
shred - destroy a file with its content on disk
## Synopsis
```**sh
$ shred [options...] [path...]
```
## Description
`shred` destroys files' content on disk.
## Options
* `--help`: Display this message
* `-v`, `--verbose`: Show progress during the shred operation
* `-n`, `--iterations`: Iterations count of shred operation
* `-u`: Deallocate and remove file after overwriting
* `--random-source`: Get random bytes from a file other than /dev/random
## Arguments
* `path`: Files to shred
## Examples
```sh
# shred a file and remove it aftewards
$ shred -u /tmp/FILE_TO_BE_SHREDDED_AND_REMOVED
# shred a file with 10 iterations
$ shred --iterations 10 /tmp/FILE_TO_BE_SHREDDED
# shred a file with verbose progress and 10 iterations
$ shred -v --iterations 10 /tmp/FILE_TO_BE_SHREDDED
```
## See also
* [`rm`(1)](help://man/1/rm) to delete a file or directory without overwriting the content first