Re: gpart destroy, in depth
- In reply to: Graham Perrin : "Re: gpart destroy, in depth"
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Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:03:56 UTC
On April 11, 2023 10:35:40 AM PDT, Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@freebsd.org> wrote: >On 11/04/2023 14:24, Warner Losh wrote: > >> It writes zeros to the partition table. >> >> Warner > > >Thanks. > >Is it precise about where it ceases writing zeros in the areas previously occupied by the table and backup table? > >Or does it (for want of a better expression) spill over, a little? > >> >> On Tue, Apr 11, 2023, 7:13 AM Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@freebsd.org> wrote: >> >> Please: what, exactly, occurs when a partition table is destroyed by >> gpart(8)? >> >> Background: … >> You should be able to simply recreate the partitions as before. The data will be untouched, unless the disk has been reused. -- Cheers, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> FreeBSD UNIX: <cy@FreeBSD.org> Web: https://FreeBSD.org NTP: <cy@nwtime.org> Web: https://nwtime.org e^(i*pi)+1=0 Pardon the typos. Small keyboard in use.