Linux wipefs Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use wipefs commmand in Linux. wipefs command is wipefs - wipe a signature from a device

What is Linux wipefs Command?  

In this tutorial we learn how to use wipefs command in Linux. wipefs command is wipefs - wipe a signature from a device

wipefs Syntax  

       wipefs [options] device...
       wipefs [--backup] -o offset device...
       wipefs [--backup] -a device...

wipefs Examples  

wipefs Command Manual / Help  

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of wipefs command.

wipefs command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for wipefs command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man wipefs

To open info page for wipefs command we can use command below.

info wipefs

To open help page from wipefs command we can run command below.

wipefs --help

Linux wipefs Command Source Code  

You can find wipefs command source code from the folowing repositories:

Related Linux Commands  

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary  

In this tutorial we learn how to use wipefs in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.