HDD-Void

small shell script for voiding disks

features

• using multiple disks, see usage.
• choosing repetitions
• choosing the data source
• choosing block size

installation

requirements

• git (install-time, not needed while running)
• dd
• bash
• a terminal supporting colors and SCO Support.

most standard linux distros already satisfy everything except git.

steps to install

• clone the repository:

git clone https://codeberg.org/noofel/hddvoid --depth 1
cd hddvoid

• make the shell script executable:

chmod a+rx main.sh

• copy shell script into a PATH

  • global (requires sudo)

  sudo cp main.sh /bin/hddvoid
  

  • single-user (doesnt require sudo)

  mkdir ~/.bin
  cp main.sh ~/.bin/hddvoid
  echo 'export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
  

• delete repository folder

cd ..
rm -rf hddvoid

usage

NOTE: the shell script wont ask you if you are sure wheather you want to void these disks; BE CAREFUL

basics

you can just type sudo hddvoid into the terminal to start.

writing multiple disks

to add another disk, append a comma behind the first disk. it will prompt you again for another disk:

Disk: /dev/sda, # <-- note the comma
Disk: /dev/sdb