Wiping a disk partition
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Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:16:06 UTC
I have this: ``` root@gw:/home/wash # df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on /dev/ada0p2 1.8T 552G 1.1T 33% / devfs 1.0K 0B 1.0K 0% /dev fdescfs 1.0K 0B 1.0K 0% /dev/fd procfs 8.0K 0B 8.0K 0% /proc linprocfs 8.0K 0B 8.0K 0% /compat/linux/proc linsysfs 8.0K 0B 8.0K 0% /compat/linux/sys /dev/ada1p2 1.8T 856G 802G 52% /disk2 ``` What is the fastest way to wipe all data on /dev/ada1p2? -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 In an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS. "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-) [How to ask smart questions: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html]