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On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 09:50:57AM -0700, Clayton Stapleton wrote:
> dd if=3D/dev/zero of=3D/dev/hda ibs=3D512 obs=3D512
You'll want to do it as follows:
dd if=3D/dev/zero of=3D/dev/hda bs=3D512 count=3D1
If ibs and obs are the same, you can just use bs instead of using both.
(The bs option sets both ibs and obs.) You *really* want to specify
"count=3D1", or else you will overwrite your entire disk with zeros, 512
bytes at a time. Be very careful with this command.
--=20
Bill Jonas * bill@billjonas.com * http://www.billjonas.com/
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin
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