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The article explains how to securely erase files in Linux using `shred -u`, which overwrites files multiple times, truncates, and deletes them, making the data difficult to recover. It details using `shred -u -n 10 -z filename` for effective deletion, and demonstrates how to verify this deletion by checking inode changes with the `stat` command. Limitations on certain file systems are also discussed.