#!/bin/sh echo "~> Going to wipe $blockdevice. Just skip it if you are really sure that the drive is clean." echo -n "~> Wipe block device? (Y/n) " read answer if [ "$answer" == "n" ] || [ "$answer" == "N" ]; then exit 0 fi echo -n "~> You sure? (y/N) " read answer if [ "$answer" == "y" ] || [ "$answer" == "Y" ]; then echo "~> OK. Be patient now, that could take some time..." dd if=/dev/zero of=$blockdevice status=progress exit 0 else exit 1 fi