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wipefs

List of commands for wipefs:

  • wipefs:tldr:4c762 wipefs: Display signatures for specified device.
    $ sudo wipefs ${-dev-sdX}
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  • wipefs:tldr:788a0 wipefs: Perform dry run.
    $ sudo wipefs --all --no-act ${-dev-sdX}
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  • wipefs:tldr:92578 wipefs: Force wipe, even if the filesystem is mounted.
    $ sudo wipefs --all --force ${-dev-sdX}
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  • wipefs:tldr:9e2c7 wipefs: Wipe all available signature types for a specific device with no recursion into partitions.
    $ sudo wipefs --all ${-dev-sdX}
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  • wipefs:tldr:d3291 wipefs: Wipe all available signature types for the device and partitions using a glob pattern.
    $ sudo wipefs --all ${-dev-sdX}*
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