On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 3:35 AM, <per...@pluto.rain.com> wrote: > Robert Simmons <rsimmo...@gmail.com> wrote:> >> > How do I wipe the whole thing in one go so that I can start >> > afresh? >> > >> > gpart destroy ad4 ?? >> >> Yes, but first you must delete all of the slices/partitions. >> Think of it this way: you must go backwards down the path you >> just came with a delete for each add, then a destroy for each >> create. > > So there is no way to just say "clean up this whole disk" in a > single operation? That seems a considerable step backwards, > given that the old tools have "fdisk -i" and "bsdlabel -w".
I've never had to use it, but I think "gpart destroy -F ad4" is what you are looking for, so I guess it is not necessary to step backwards after all. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
