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@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ table will still be visible by another magic string on another offset.
When used with option \fB-a\fR, all magic strings that are visible for libblkid are
erased.
+Note that by default
+.B wipefs
+does not erase nested partition tables on non-whole disk devices. The option
+\-\-force is required.
+
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BR \-a , " \-\-all"