Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 09:37:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Simon Shapiro <Shimon@i-Connect.Net> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Fdisk Special Feature We CAN do Without Message-ID: <XFMail.970530093710.Shimon@i-Connect.Net>
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I call it ``Teach'em To Be Careful'' (TTTBC): This feature makes sure you look and look again and your screen before you press ENTER. It also teaches you the value of fast, reliable and up to date backup. How does it work? So simple you do not have to learn it at all! It does it all by itself? How do you evaluate/activate this feature? Simply type ``fdisk some nonsense'' Fdisk will promptly wipe out your boot disk partitioning table. Just to make sure you stay alert, it will not tell you. How will you find out? Oh, when you boot your system next. It wouldn't! This feature is actually documented! It says clearly in the man page that if you do not specify what drive to partition, it will partition your boot drive. Now, if you want to make SURE you activate this feature, do: fdisk -f some_file_that_has_partitioning_data nonsense This will do it for sure. Every time. I know. I tried. Happy Re-installing! Simon
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