Re: Suggestion for rm(1)

[Phillip Susi]

On 3/11/2010 7:37 AM, Andreas Schwab wrote:
> Incidentally, due to the increasing use of SSD and their tendency not to
> reuse recently used blocks it may become again easier in future to
> recover data.

Actually once TRIM support becomes common recovering deleted files on
SSD will be impossible since the flash blocks will be erased rather than
just being left unallocated.

I think the man page should changed to state that the file *MAY* be
recoverable using forensics.  That should be sufficiently clear that it
is not a secure erase, but recovery is not at all easy if it is possible
at all.