Re: before first use of a brand new flash drive

[Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net>]

On 11/27/2016 11:28 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 11/27/2016 10:07 AM, Felix Miata wrote:
> > Richard Owlett composed on 2016-11-27 07:02 (UTC-0500):
> >
> > ...
> > > It may be an interesting exercise, before first use of a brand
> > > new flash drive, to examine it via Gparted and "wipefs
> > > /dev/sdX"...
> >
> > I first test that the claimed capacity is valid:
> > https://fightflashfraud.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/h2testw-gold-standard-in-detecting-fake-capacity-flash/ 
>
> Thank you. The page was interesting reading. It got me thinking.
> I haven't done any significant programming since CPU's heated 
> buildings with 12AX7's ;/
That's a very old page. Does any reader know of an up-to-date Linux 
program that serves this purpose?

--doug