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.TH "FLASHCACHE_DESTROY" "8" "September 2011" "flashcache_destroy" ""
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.SH NAME
.PP
flashcache_destroy \- destroy an existing flashcache volume
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The purpose of the \f[B]flashcache_destroy\f[] command is to Clear all
meta data from cache device.
Beware, this will cause data loss on the affected devices.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
flashcache_destroy \f[I]cache_devname\f[]
.SH EXAMPLE
.TP
.B flashcache_destroy \f[I]/dev/sdc\f[]
Destroy the existing cache on /dev/sdc.
All data is lost!
.RS
.RE
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
\f[C]flashcache_create\f[](8), \f[C]flashcache_load\f[](8)
.PP
\f[I]README\f[] and other documents in
\f[B]/usr/share/doc/flashcache\-utils\f[]
.PP
The flashcache source code and all documentation may be downloaded from
<https://github.com/facebook/flashcache/>.
.SH AUTHORS
.PP
Flashcache is developed by Mohan Srinivasan <mohan@fb.com>
.PP
This man page was written by Dmitry Smirnov <onlyjob@member.fsf.org> for
Debian GNU/Linux (but may be used by others).