From 51b186421727112233d5d29884dd93cb4be74ca2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: RETEX <135704108+RETEX-SOFTWARE@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:18:56 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] nwipe: add page (#23315) * Create nwipe.md for disk erasure instructions Added documentation for nwipe, including usage examples. * Update pages/common/nwipe.md Co-authored-by: Managor <42655600+Managor@users.noreply.github.com> * Update pages/common/nwipe.md Co-authored-by: Managor <42655600+Managor@users.noreply.github.com> * Update pages/common/nwipe.md Co-authored-by: Managor <42655600+Managor@users.noreply.github.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Managor <42655600+Managor@users.noreply.github.com> --- pages/common/nwipe.md | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) create mode 100644 pages/common/nwipe.md diff --git a/pages/common/nwipe.md b/pages/common/nwipe.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..abcffe12f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/common/nwipe.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# nwipe + +> Securely erase disks using a variety of recognized methods. +> More information: . + +- Launch the interactive Ncurses interface: + +`sudo nwipe` + +- Wipe specific devices using the default method (DoD 3-pass) without confirmation prompts: + +`sudo nwipe --autonuke {{/dev/sdX /dev/sdY ...}}` + +- Wipe a specific disk using a custom erasing method: + +`sudo nwipe {{[-m|--method]}} {{zero|one|gutmann|dod522022m|...}} {{/dev/sdX}}` + +- Wipe a disk and power off the system upon completion: + +`sudo nwipe --autonuke --autopoweroff {{/dev/sdX}}` + +- Display version: + +`nwipe {{[-V|--version]}}`