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Script:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
DEV="${1:-}"
if [[ -z "$DEV" || ! -b "$DEV" ]]; then
echo "Usage: sudo $0 /dev/sdX"
exit 1
fi
if [[ "$DEV" =~ [0-9]$ ]]; then
echo "Refusing to operate on a partition. Use the whole device, e.g. /dev/sdX."
exit 1
fi
echo "About to permanently erase: $DEV"
lsblk -o NAME,SIZE,MODEL,SERIAL "$DEV"
read -r -p "Type ERASE to continue: " confirm
[[ "$confirm" == "ERASE" ]] || {
echo "Cancelled."
exit 1
}
# Unmount any mounted partitions belonging to the drive.
while read -r part; do
sudo umount "$part" 2>/dev/null || true
done < <(lsblk -lnpo NAME "$DEV" | tail -n +2)
# One full-device pass using cryptographically secure random data.
sudo dd if=/dev/urandom of="$DEV" bs=16M status=progress conv=fsync
sync
echo "Completed."
Command:
sudo ./erase-random.sh /dev/sdX