2019-10-03 21:37:08 +01:00
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# blkdiscard
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> Discards device sectors on storage devices. Useful for SSDs.
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2021-07-09 15:45:55 +01:00
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> More information: <https://manned.org/blkdiscard>.
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2019-10-03 21:37:08 +01:00
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- Discard all sectors on a device, removing all data:
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2024-06-11 05:47:57 +01:00
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`blkdiscard {{/dev/device}}`
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2019-10-03 21:37:08 +01:00
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- Securely discard all blocks on a device, removing all data:
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2024-06-11 05:47:57 +01:00
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`blkdiscard --secure {{/dev/device}}`
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2019-10-03 21:37:08 +01:00
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2021-08-15 18:59:09 +01:00
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- Discard the first 100 MB of a device:
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2019-10-03 21:37:08 +01:00
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2024-06-11 05:47:57 +01:00
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`blkdiscard --length {{100MB}} {{/dev/device}}`
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