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diff --git a/disk-utils/fdisk.8 b/disk-utils/fdisk.8 index 41069dd7a..5d644d8d6 100644 --- a/disk-utils/fdisk.8 +++ b/disk-utils/fdisk.8 @@ -130,6 +130,18 @@ before a new partition table is created. See also command. .TP +\fB\-W\fR, \fB\-\-wipe-partition\fR \fIwhen\fR +Wipe filesystem, RAID and partition-table signatures from a newly created +partitions, in order to avoid possible collisions. The argument \fIwhen\fR can +be \fBauto\fR, \fBnever\fR or \fBalways\fR. When this option is not given, the +default is \fBauto\fR, in which case signatures are wiped only when in +interactive mode and after confirmation by user. In all cases detected +signatures are reported by warning messages before a new partition is +created. See also +.BR wipefs (8) +command. + +.TP \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR Display version information and exit. |