sg_sanitize: version: 1.00 20151219

Usage: sg_sanitize [--ause] [--block] [--count=OC] [--crypto] [--early] [--fail] [--help] [--invert] [--ipl=LEN] [--overwrite] [--pattern=PF] [--quick] [--test=TE] [--verbose] [--version] [--wait] [--zero] [--znr] DEVICE where: --ause|-A set AUSE bit in cdb --block|-B do BLOCK ERASE sanitize --count=OC|-c OC OC is overwrite count field (from 1 (def) to 31) --crypto|-C do CRYPTOGRAPHIC ERASE sanitize --desc|-d polling request sense sets 'desc' field (def: clear 'desc' field) --early|-e exit once sanitize started (IMMED set in cdb) user can monitor progress with REQUEST SENSE --fail|-F do EXIT FAILURE MODE sanitize --help|-h print out usage message --invert|-I set INVERT bit in OVERWRITE parameter list --ipl=LEN|-i LEN initialization pattern length (in bytes) --overwrite|-O do OVERWRITE sanitize --pattern=PF|-p PF PF is file containing initialization pattern for OVERWRITE --quick|-Q start sanitize without pause for user intervention (i.e. no time to reconsider) --test=TE|-T TE TE is placed in TEST field of OVERWRITE parameter list (def: 0) --verbose|-v increase verbosity --version|-V print version string then exit --wait|-w wait for command to finish (could take hours) --zero|-z use pattern of zeros for OVERWRITE --znr|-Z set ZNR (zone no reset) bit in cdb Performs a SCSI SANITIZE command. <<<WARNING>>>: all data on DEVICE will be lost. Default action is to give user time to reconsider; then execute SANITIZE command with IMMED bit set; then use REQUEST SENSE command every 60 seconds to poll for a progress indication; then exit when there is no more progress indication.