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Which of the following commands will erase the contents of the /dev/sdb3 partition?
Suggested Answer: B
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26 comments · newest first
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Yuriko
2 months ago
D just unmounts it. Not what we want here. B is the way to go!
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Maryann
2 months ago
Option A is misleading. It won't erase the whole partition.
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Hobert
2 months ago
Yeah, B makes sense. A just removes files, not the partition itself.
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Diego
2 months ago
I think option B is correct. It writes zeros to the partition.
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Keneth
2 months ago
D is just unmounting. It won’t erase anything. B is definitely the way to go!
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Alyce
3 months ago
Option A is risky. It could lead to data loss without erasing the partition.
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Ronny
3 months ago
Yeah, B makes sense. A just removes files, not the partition itself.
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Rodolfo
3 months ago
I think option B is correct. It writes zeros to the partition.
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Florinda
3 months ago
D just unmounts it, not erasing. B is definitely the answer!
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Taryn
3 months ago
C is incorrect, it won't erase anything.
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Louis
3 months ago
Agreed! A will just fail, it can't erase.
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Denae
4 months ago
I think B is the right choice. It writes zeros to the partition.
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Hildegarde
4 months ago
Wait, can you really erase a partition like that? Sounds risky!
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Luther
4 months ago
Definitely B, it's the standard way to wipe a partition.
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Doyle
5 months ago
I thought umount just unmounts it, not erase it?
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Dorothy
6 months ago
A won't work, that's not how rm functions.
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Julie
6 months ago
B is the correct command to erase it.
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Kristin
6 months ago
Wait, can you really erase a partition like that? Sounds risky!
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Vanesa
6 months ago
Definitely B, no doubt about it.
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Justine
6 months ago
I thought umount just unmounts it, not erases!
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Macy
6 months ago
A won't work, rm can't delete partitions like that.
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Martina
7 months ago
B is the right one, it writes zeros to the partition.
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Craig
7 months ago
I feel like I’ve seen a question like this before, and B definitely seems to be the command that would wipe the partition clean.
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Karan
7 months ago
I’m a bit confused about A and B. I thought rm was for files, but does it really not affect partitions?
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Royal
7 months ago
I remember practicing with dd commands, and I think B is correct. A just removes files, not the partition contents.
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Cathrine
7 months ago
I think option B is the right one since it uses dd with /dev/zero, but I'm not entirely sure if it will actually erase everything.