Where is Secure Empty Trash in OS X El Capitan? Here's the Equivalent

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How to perform the equivalent function of Secure Empty Trash in OS X 10.11 or later by using the command line srm tool, as covered in this walkthrough:



This is irreversible, do not use srm if you do not want to absolutely 100% remove a file that will never be recoverable.

Further details on srm are here:

http://osxdaily.com/2013/06/09/secure-remove-files-directories-from-mac-os-x-with-the-command-line/



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