I think what you're saying is true and I am also seeing the pros and cons. Do we really need a new command on the same level as mv, cp, and rm? We don't want to

I think what you're saying is true and I am also seeing the pros and cons. Do we really need a new command on the same level as mv, cp, and rm? We don't want to add bloat but we also want some kind of solution. I wonder if the problem is not cultural or if there just isn't a technical solution we can agree on. mindslight mentioned wipe(1), but i don't think it's aligned with the same goal in mind, and it seems to be tied down with many complications (http://wipe.sourceforge.net/ http://wipe.sourceforge.net/).