On Friday 31 May 2002 19:28, Dave Price wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am looking for a quick way to clear an HDD of old data, partitions, > > etc. > > > > I found this on /. thru a google search: > > > > dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/hdX > > I wouldn't use /dev/random for that. It blocks when it runs out of > entropy which is very soon in that case. It could take some days to get > enough data from there. If you insist on pseudo-random data, try > /dev/urandom. It might not guarantee as much randomness but at least it > doesn't block. > BTW: yes|dd of=/dev/hdX > Hmm, why not ' if=/dev/zero' ? That device is made especially for such occasions.
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