.TP
\fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-wipe\fR \fIwhen\fR
+Wipe filesystem, RAID and partition-table signatures from the device, in order
+to avoid possible collisions. The argument \fIwhen\fR can be \fBauto\fR,
+\fBnever\fR or \fBalways\fR. When this option is not given, the default is
+\fBauto\fR, in which case signatures are wiped only when in interactive mode.
+In all cases detected signatures are reported by warning messages
+before a new partition table is created. See also
+.BR wipefs (8)
+command.
+
+.TP
+\fB\-W\fR, \fB\-\-wipe-partition\fR \fIwhen\fR
Wipe filesystem, RAID and partition-table signatures from a newly created
partitions, in order to avoid possible collisions. The argument \fIwhen\fR can
be \fBauto\fR, \fBnever\fR or \fBalways\fR. When this option is not given, the