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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 16:45:55 +02:00
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> More information: <https://manned.org/blkdiscard>.
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- Discard all sectors on a device, removing all data:
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2024-06-11 06:47:57 +02:00
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`blkdiscard {{/dev/device}}`
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- Securely discard all blocks on a device, removing all data:
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2025-03-28 16:06:49 +02:00
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`blkdiscard {{[-s|--secure]}} {{/dev/device}}`
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2021-08-15 19:59:09 +02:00
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- Discard the first 100 MB of a device:
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2025-03-28 16:06:49 +02:00
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`blkdiscard {{[-l|--length]}} {{100MB}} {{/dev/device}}`
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