Usage: wipefs [options] Wipe signatures from a device. Options: -a, --all wipe all magic strings (BE CAREFUL!) -b, --backup[=] create a signature backup in or $HOME -f, --force force erasure -i, --noheadings don't print headings -J, --json use JSON output format -n, --no-act do everything except the actual write() call -o, --offset offset to erase, in bytes -O, --output COLUMNS to display (see below) -p, --parsable print out in parsable instead of printable format -q, --quiet suppress output messages -t, --types limit the set of filesystem, RAIDs or partition tables --lock[=] use exclusive device lock (yes, no or nonblock) -h, --help display this help -V, --version display version Arguments: Values for may be followed by a suffix: KiB, MiB, GiB, TiB, PiB, EiB, ZiB, or YiB (where the "iB" is optional). Available output columns: UUID partition/filesystem UUID LABEL filesystem LABEL LENGTH magic string length TYPE superblock type OFFSET magic string offset USAGE type description DEVICE block device name For more details see wipefs(8).