WIPER

Shell script to securely wipe specific files or folders, or cover your tracks on UNIX systems. Designed for private people... This script is intended to be used solely for testing purposes.

It might break your system if misused, so use it at your own risk.

Installation

wiper.sh works on UNIX-like systems (e.g., Linux distros, macOS). Install it as follows:

wget --quiet -O /usr/local/bin/wiper "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hyp3rd/wiper/main/wiper.sh";
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/wiper
# or
curl -o /usr/local/bin/wiper "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hyp3rd/wiper/main/wiper.sh"
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/wiper

Usage

wiper [command] [flags] /path|file/to/wipe

Available Commands:

• wipe Wipe securely the content of a file or a folder, e.g., - wiper wipe /your/path_or_file
• erase Erase the content of a file or a folder, e.g., - wiper erase /your/path_or_file
• remove Remove the content of a file or a folder, e.g., - wiper remove /your/path_or_file
• disable-logging Disable logging on the system, e.g., - wiper disable-logging
• private Clear up your traces on the system, e.g., - wiper private
• help Help about any command
• version Print the version number of wiper

Flags:

• -h, --help Help for wiper
• -i, --iterations Number of iterations for the wipe command (default: 8); e.g., - wiper wipe -i 64 /your/path_or_file
• -t, --timespan Timespan in minutes to consider a log file recently modified (default 120); e.g., - wiper private -t 240
• -s, --silent Dry run, no questions asked; e.g., - wiper wipe -s /your/path_or_file
• -r, --recursive Enable the main commands {wipe, erase, remove} to run recursive against any sub-directory; e.g., - wiper wipe /your/path_or_file --recursive

Use wiper [command] --help for more information about a command (not yet implemented).

Disclaimer

This software is provided as is, without any warranty. Use it at your own risk. The author is not responsible for any damage caused by this software.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details

Author

I'm a surfer, a crypto trader, and a software architect with 15 years of experience designing highly available distributed production environments and developing cloud-native apps in public and private clouds. Feel free to hook me up on LinkedIn.