Securely delete files using shred via nautilus-actions

"shred - overwrite a file to hide its contents, and optionally delete it"

I encrypt my sensitive information with PGP, but when unencrypting the files to view them I'm left with a plain text version. Using this script enables me to get rid of the plain text versions from within the right-click menu in a secure manner using shred. Shred will overwrite the file(s) 25 times with various patterns before deleting it from the filesystem, making recovery difficult without specialist equipment.

 

Simply download the script and create a nautilus-actions config. Just pass it the parameter %M, and use it on single or multiple file selections.