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Syntax check	by confused.brit	2011-08-29 07:45:02
That looks about right	by PeKaJe	2011-08-29 08:05:05
This of course assumes that the disk you want to wipe is in /dev/sdb, but I'm fairly confident that you will check and double-check that a couple of times ... :-) You may get faster (or in some cases slower) results by setting a block size as well. A pass with /dev/zero is much less taxing on the kernel, though, and should suffice for all but the most paranoid (IMO).
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The former owner is paranoid.	by confused.brit	2011-08-29 08:28:22
That depends on the disk and what was on it.	by jpprater	2011-08-29 09:34:01
personal laptop and i think accounts of his small	by confused.brit	2011-08-29 09:44:43
After the electromagnet, generally not.	by wwill	2011-08-29 11:06:08
dban or any DOD rated wiper works well. (n/t)	by Classic_Jon	2011-08-29 14:30:51
GNU Shred	by dwarf_sfu	2011-08-29 11:11:45

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