diff --git a/man/nwipe.1 b/man/nwipe.1 index ed59017..a91675c 100644 --- a/man/nwipe.1 +++ b/man/nwipe.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH NWIPE "1" "September 2019" "nwipe version 0.26" "User Commands" +.TH NWIPE "1" "December 2019" "nwipe version 0.26" "User Commands" .SH NAME nwipe \- securely erase disks .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ those specified devices immediately. \fB\-\-sync\fR Open devices in sync mode .TP +\fB\-\-noblank\fR +Do not perform the final blanking pass after the wipe (default is to blank, +except when the method is RCMP TSSIT OPS\-II). +.TP \fB\-\-nowait\fR Do not wait for a key before exiting (default is to wait). .TP diff --git a/src/gui.c b/src/gui.c index 7440c0e..4e9e152 100644 --- a/src/gui.c +++ b/src/gui.c @@ -1366,15 +1366,19 @@ void nwipe_gui_noblank( void ) /* 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 */ mvwprintw( main_window, yy++, tab1, "Perform a final blanking pass after the wipe, leaving disk with only zeros. " ); + mvwprintw( main_window, yy++, tab1, "Note that the RCMP TSSIT OPS-II method never blanks the device regardless " ); + mvwprintw( main_window, yy++, tab1, "of this setting. " ); mvwprintw( main_window, yy++, tab1, " " ); break; case 1: - mvwprintw( main_window, 2, tab2, "syslinux.cfg: nuke=\"nwipe -b\"" ); + mvwprintw( main_window, 2, tab2, "syslinux.cfg: nuke=\"nwipe --noblank\"" ); /* 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 */ mvwprintw( main_window, yy++, tab1, "Do not perform a final blanking pass. Leave data as per final wiping pass. " ); + mvwprintw( main_window, yy++, tab1, "Note that the RCMP TSSIT OPS-II method never blanks the device regardless " ); + mvwprintw( main_window, yy++, tab1, "of this setting. " ); mvwprintw( main_window, yy++, tab1, " " ); break;