On Linux, this command
fstrim -av
I will remove all unused blocks (particularly interesting on VM disks and necessary on SSD to preserve/get a longer duration).
NetBSD has a similar command called
blkdiscard
This command wipes the entire disk, so it becomes unusable (correct me if I am wrong)
blkdiscard -v /dev/rwd...
I see there is a flag which starts to discard after some bytes (or MB)
blkdiscard -v -f 256m -m 128m /dev/rwd0c
Suppose my partition uses 6GB of data, to make a safe discard (my data still remains), is this the correct command?
blkdiscard -v -f 6000m -m 128m /dev/rwd0c
Asked by elbarna
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Apr 6, 2025, 10:12 PM
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