[nflug] After many, many google searches, I have to admit defeat and ask for help...

[Stephen]

try looking at

dban.sourceforge.net/

it runs standalone


Brad Bartram wrote:
> Hey guys (and girls);
> 
> I'm looking for a utility that will run under linux.  Preferably 
> command-line, rather than GUI.
> 
> I need a utility that will wipe a partition, of my choosing, of all data 
> to DoD spec.
> 
> Here are my limitations -
> 
>   as I said, it has to be a standalone utility or some obscure option to 
> an existing utility
>   it has to be to a verifiable specification - i.e., write with 0, then 
> with 1, then with FF and repeat several times (DoD spec)
> 
> I've looked high and low and can find windows utilities from now until 
> next week that do what I need but I'm having a beast of a time finding a 
> utility in linux that doesn't want to do an automated thrashing of my 
> entire system on boot or anything I don't want.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Brad
> 
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Thank you
Stephen