From 1806792d4fd4928e09228ca6cc776fb46b196d89 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karel Zak Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:25:11 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Wipefs: improve --all descriptions for whole-disks Addresses: https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues/3544 Signed-off-by: Karel Zak --- misc-utils/wipefs.8.adoc | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/misc-utils/wipefs.8.adoc b/misc-utils/wipefs.8.adoc index 5226ea8b4..7e75c7bba 100644 --- a/misc-utils/wipefs.8.adoc +++ b/misc-utils/wipefs.8.adoc @@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ Note that by default *wipefs* does not erase nested partition tables on non-whol == OPTIONS *-a*, *--all*:: -Erase all available signatures. The set of erased signatures can be restricted with the *-t* option. +Erase all available signatures. The set of erased signatures can be restricted +with the *-t* option. When performed on a partitioned whole-disk device like +/dev/sdX, it will erase only the partition tables, not the content of the +partitions. *-b*, *--backup*[**=**_dir_]:: Create a signature backup to the file _wipefs--.bak_ in _$HOME_ or the directory specified as the optional argument. For more details see the *EXAMPLE* section. -- 2.47.3