Cameron Simpson wrote: > > Copying /dev/zero is a fast way to get an arbitrary amount of data (my > standard anecdote involves emptying it, which I did once on an ancient > system). It will be faster than copying a real file since the "read" > part is free. So you do the rm, then: > > cat /dev/zero >/mnt/the-drive/ZEROES > > On a conventionaly filesystem that will do what you outline. > I like "dd if=/dev/zero of=<drive to be zeroed>". In any case, you do not want to do this to a mounted drive. If you cant to use cat to zero out a partation, try something like "cat /dev/zero > /dev/sde5" to zero out the 5th partition on drive e. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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