31 May
2023
31 May
'23
12:30 a.m.
wipefs - it is used to erase various types of signatures from a device
syntax $ sudo wipefs device_name
To print help options $ wipefs --help
To obtain the list of all the signatures existing on the /dev/vda1 device $ sudo wipefs /dev/vda1
To include only the DEVICE, OFFSET and USAGE columns $ sudo wipefs --output DEVICE,OFFSET,USAGE /dev/vda1
To obtain the output in the JSON format $ sudo wipefs -J --output DEVICE,OFFSET,USAGE /dev/vda1
To find and erase all the signatures on a device $ sudo wipefs /dev/vda*
To erase all signatures on /dev/vda $ sudo wipefs -a /dev/vda*
To make a dry run $ sudo wipefs -n /dev/vda*
regards, T.Dhanasekar