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blkdiscard

List of commands for blkdiscard:

  • blkdiscard:tldr:1ae1e blkdiscard: Securely discard all blocks on a device, removing all data.
    $ blkdiscard --secure /dev/${device}
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  • blkdiscard:tldr:a2605 blkdiscard: Discard the first 100 MB of a device.
    $ blkdiscard --length ${100MB} /dev/${device}
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  • blkdiscard:tldr:d54bb blkdiscard: Discard all sectors on a device, removing all data.
    $ blkdiscard /dev/${device}
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