[SLUG] wiping a HDD clean

[Doug Stalker <dougs@nospam.technologist.com>]

Using linux, how do I wipe a HD completly clean and then verify it has
no bad sectors?  Also, what is the best way to produce an exact copy of
a HDD?  (Assuming they are the size size/format drive and they are both
connected to teh one system)

I have a feeling that the dd command can do both of these, but the man
page for dd doesn't help much and I'd rather not us etrial and error for
something like this.  :)

 - Doug

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