This is required in order to erase a partition - table signature on a block device. f, - force Force erasure, even if the filesystem is mounted.

For more details see the EXAMPLE section. b, - backup Create a signature backup to the file $ HOME / wipefs. The set of erased signatures can be restricted with the - t option. OPTIONS - a, - all Erase all available signatures. Note that by default wipefs does not erase nested partition tables on non - whole disk devices. In this case the wipefs scans the device again after each modification ( erase ) until no magic string is found. When option - a is used, all magic strings that are visible for libblkid ( 3 ) are erased. 31 ) lists all the offset where a magic strings have been detected. Note that some filesystems and some partition tables store more magic strings on the device ( e. This feature can be used to wipe content on partitions devices as well as partition table on a disk device, for example by wipefs - a / dev / sdc1 / dev / sdc2 / dev / sdc. The ioctl is called as the last step and when all specified signatures from all specified devices are already erased. wipefs calls the BLKRRPART ioctl when it has erased a partition - table signature to inform the kernel about the change. Always explicitly define expected columns by using - output columns - list in environments where a stable output is required. So whenever possible, you should avoid using default outputs in your scripts. When used without any options, wipefs lists all visible filesystems and the offsets of their basic signatures. wipefs does not erase the filesystem itself nor any other data from the device.

ĭESCRIPTION wipefs can erase filesystem, raid or partition - table signatures ( magic strings ) from the specified device to make the signatures invisible for libblkid. NAME wipefs - wipe a signature from a device WIPEFS(8) System Administration WIPEFS(8)

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