diff --git a/bashrc.txt b/bashrc.txt
index f3c125e9..8ef6c447 100644
--- a/bashrc.txt
+++ b/bashrc.txt
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ alias {rcrm,rrm}="doas xargs -d\\n rm -v" # when piped after locate or find comm
 alias mv="mv -v"
 alias ln="ln -i"
 alias {doasedit,sudoedit}="doas rnano"
-alias shred="doas shred -uz" # shreds the file and overwrites it with 1s and 0s
+alias shred="doas shred -uzv" # shreds the file and overwrites it with 1s and 0s, shows progress
 alias indelible="doas chattr +i" # makes a file impossible to delete (except with sudo)
 alias kfonts="kitty +list-fonts"
 alias {kdiff,kitten,kd}="kitty +kitten diff"