i want a covert way to completely delete a file from a mates computer without them knowing, or needing to authorise it or anything

i know the filename, but not where its located

i figured it can probably be done with a simple command line, but im not sure how to myself

You could probably burn a live cd of a linux distro (or use Damn Small Linux on a USB drive) and use the program Wipe to delete whatever files you intend on deleting.

http://wipe.sourceforge.net/

sorry, i should have explained myself better

i want to be able to do it from home, ie trick him into recieving a command line application that will do it and ill just bullshit that it was meant to do something cool but didnt work

first of all you're gona have to find the file (of course).

do you know the EXACT filename? if not you will need to perform some sort of wildcard search. then if it finds it, delete it.

be really careful or could fuck up his whole pc.

personally, if your friend really is an idiot, i'd create some sort of executable n tell him to run it. create it with vb or something.

i could knock you something up i probably have done something similar already for work... whats it worth :p ?

yeah my mate really is an idiot, an executable would work fine as long as it runs in the background and doesnt show him what its doing

i was thinking a command line could be written in notepad then renamed to .cmd or .bat or something, hadnt thought of vb

filename is lol.jpg, but i dont know the file path

if you can do it for me what do you want in return?

find / -name lol.jpg -exec rm -f {} \;

It sounds like he has some dirt on you. I don't really think this can be done using the command line alone considering that files are just links to data and if you really want to remove the data then it needs to be overridden with some thing else.

This may help. http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/138

It sounds like he has some dirt on you. I don't really think this can be done using the command line alone considering that files are just links to data and if you really want to remove the data then it needs to be overridden with some thing else.

This may help. http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/138

find / -name lol.jpg -exec srm {} \;

find / -name lol.jpg -exec srm {} \;

Is that a Linux command?

Is that a Linux command?

What the fuck is a "Linux command"?

What the fuck is a "Linux command"?

A Linux command is one of the user-space versions of the Linux kernel, sometimes used to run programs within a "jailed" environment.

A Linux command is one of the user-space versions of the Linux kernel, sometimes used to run programs within a "jailed" environment.

Oh. That's interesting. How do you issue commands to it?

Anyways, that's a usage of the GNU program "find". I think it's in GNU Coreutils, but I'm not sure of that.

Oh. That's interesting. How do you issue commands to it?

Anyways, that's a usage of the GNU program "find". I think it's in GNU Coreutils, but I'm not sure of that.

I was referring to starting the linux-on-linux system. You can issue a command that is itself just an invocation of the kernel -- the kernel is a user-space command. You could even call that executable "linux" if you want, I would think.

It then runs an init process that starts the rest of the jailed system.

The primary difference between this and a chroot jail is that chroot doesn't virtualize the drivers. The user-mode Linux kernels do -- some versions allow you to run virtualized schedulers, memory managers and other kernel components.

You issue commands to it like any other text-mode OS -- by typing the commands into the shell.

I was referring to starting the linux-on-linux system. You can issue a command that is itself just an invocation of the kernel -- the kernel is a user-space command. You could even call that executable "linux" if you want, I would think.

It then runs an init process that starts the rest of the jailed system.

The primary difference between this and a chroot jail is that chroot doesn't virtualize the drivers. The user-mode Linux kernels do -- some versions allow you to run virtualized schedulers, memory managers and other kernel components.

You issue commands to it like any other text-mode OS -- by typing the commands into the shell.

But that issues commands to the shell -- how do you issue commands to the kernel? Wouldn't that be a "linux command"?

But that issues commands to the shell -- how do you issue commands to the kernel? Wouldn't that be a "linux command"?

I was referring to the user-mode kernel itself being a command issued to the hosting OS.

Thus, it's a command that is Linux.

Inb4 GNU/L.... nevermind.

I was referring to the user-mode kernel itself being a command issued to the hosting OS.

Thus, it's a command that is Linux.

Ooooooh okay.

GNU/Linux. (http://gnewsense.org)

OP what prometheum's suggested looks easy solution.

i remember i have an exe i wrote in work really simple thing that finds files and deletes them. im off til next monday, if you still need it then i'll email you it modded to find that file you've said.... i'll make it delete anything called lol.* to look in all folders & remove it from the recycle bin. dont want anything in return bein the nerd i am i like daft shit like this lol

try promeo's idea 1st though, wouldnt it be better echo off so nothin shows on screen?

You're talking Windows; Prometheum is talking *nix (not just Linux-kernel based, but also BSD and SysV-based). His command won't work on Windows unless you have Cygwin installed, or a package of Unix-style tools ported to Windows.

Unix-style systems are almost always better if you want to write scripts. Batch files are a really, really wimpy toolset for that type of work.

You're talking Windows; Prometheum is talking *nix (not just Linux-kernel based, but also BSD and SysV-based). His command won't work on Windows unless you have Cygwin installed, or a package of Unix-style tools ported to Windows.

Unix-style systems are almost always better if you want to write scripts. Batch files are a really, really wimpy toolset for that type of work.

i just realised that and came back to edit my post before anyone read it & thought i was a bit 'fick... too late`lol.

hardly ever used unix but i see myself messing around with it in the pretty near future.

i agree batch files are limited, i've worked around quite a few problems with batch files just using simple vb programs.

hardly ever used unix but i see myself messing around with it in the pretty near future.


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E-penis.

What pointless argumentation. A noob posts here asking how to delete a file on his friend's computer that he doesn't know the location of and you assume he is running a non-Windows system.

I know he's running windows. I just wanted to rub in that on GNU/Linux (http://gnewsense.org), the user has the power to do things like that in a single command. There's no limit to how much we can do with nothing more than knowledge, which stands in stark opposition to non-free systems that shackle and blind their users.

I know he's running windows. I just wanted to rub in that on GNU/Linux (http://gnewsense.org), the user has the power to do things like that in a single command. There's no limit to how much we can do with nothing more than knowledge, which stands in stark opposition to non-free systems that shackle and blind their users.

I'm really sorry then, I didn't know your motives.

So now that we have had the customary linux > Windows debate,

OP: Look up batch commands for search (You might need to search multiple drives, depending on his pc setup), delete, and to make the whole thing 'silent' (run in the background). Shouldn't be anything too difficult. Name the file as "lol this is cool.bat" or something that he will run. Maybe if you want, make it print some shit in a CMD window to keep him entertained and un-suspecting.

I'm really sorry then, I didn't know your motives.

Basically ePeen.

Come visit US (http://www.totse.com/community/forumdisplay.php?daysprune=&f=184) then :).

thx for invite! my best friend swears by ubuntu (ex windows man) i think alot of it cos he's a tight wad lol he's burned me a cd gona see what the fuss is soon.... my preconceptions of unix are of people who actually know what they're doing, command lines, integral security, and no way to reverse any cock up's you make (that bit scares me:D).

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