This is srm, a secure replacement for rm(1). Unlike the standard rm,
it overwrites the data in the target files before unlinkg them. This
prevents command-line recovery of the data by examining the raw block
device. It may also help frustrate physical examination of the disk,
although it's unlikely that completely protects against this type of
recovery.

Srm uses algorithms found in _Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic
and Solid-State Memory_ by Peter Gutmann and THC Secure Delete (the
overwrite, truncate, rename, unlink sequence). 

Srm was originally released under the GPL. Versions 1.1 and later are
released under the X11 license which is much less restrictive. For
your convience, some commonly needed modules are distributed in the
/lib directory. These may be under different licenses.

Matt Gauthier <elleron@yahoo.com>
