Provided by: nwipe_0.17-1build1_amd64 
NAME
nwipe - securely erase disks
SYNOPSIS
nwipe [options] [device1] [device2] ...
DESCRIPTION
nwipe is a command that will securely erase disks using a variety of recognised methods. It is a fork of
the dwipe command used by Darik's Boot and Nuke (dban). nwipe is included with partedmagic if want a
quick and easy bootable CD version. nwipe was created out of a need to run the DBAN dwipe command
outside of DBAN, in order to allow its use with any host distribution, thus giving better hardware
support. It is essentially the same as dwipe, with a few changes:
- pthreads is used instead of fork
- The parted library is used to detect drives
- The code is designed to be compiled with gcc
- SIGUSR1 can be used to log the stats of the current wipe
OPTIONS
-V, --version
Prints the version number
-h, --help
Prints a help summary
--autonuke
If no devices have been specified on the command line, starts wiping all devices immediately. If
devices have been specified, starts wiping only those specified devices immediately.
--sync Open devices in sync mode
--nowait
Do not wait for a key before exiting (default is to wait).
--nogui
Do not show the GUI interface. Can only be used with the autonuke option. Nowait option is
automatically invoked with the nogui option. SIGUSR1 can be used to retrieve the current wiping
statistics.
--verify=TYPE
Whether to perform verification of erasure (default: last) off - Do not verify last - Verify
after the last pass all - Verify every pass
-m, --method=METHOD
The wiping method (default: dodshort).
dod522022m / dod - 7 pass DOD 5220.22-M method
dodshort / dod3pass - 3 pass DOD method
gutmann - Peter Gutmann's Algorithm
ops2 - RCMP TSSIT OPS-II
random / prng / stream - PRNG Stream
zero / quick - Overwrite with zeros
-l, --logfile=FILE
Filename to log to. Default is STDOUT
-p, --prng=METHOD
PRNG option (mersenne|twister|isaac)
-r, --rounds=NUM
Number of times to wipe the device using the selected method (default: 1)
BUGS
Please see the sourceforge site for the latest list (http://nwipe.sourceforge.net)
AUTHOR
Nwipe was released by Andy Beverley <andy@andybev.com> as modified version of dwipe from DBAN by Darik Horn <dajhorn-dban@vanadac.com>.
SEE ALSO
shred(1), dwipe(1), dd(1), dcfldd(1), dc3dd(1)