Index: gpart.8 =================================================================== --- gpart.8 +++ gpart.8 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd July 25, 2016 +.Dd September 18, 2017 .Dt GPART 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -1325,6 +1325,29 @@ .Bd -literal -offset indent /sbin/gpart bootcode -p /boot/boot1 da0 .Ed +.Ss Deleting partitions and partitioning scheme +If you get a +.Em "Device busy" +error when trying to destroy a partition table, remember that you must +delete all its partitions first with the +.Cm delete +action. +In this example, assume we have +.Pa da0 +with three partitions: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +/sbin/gpart delete -i 1 da0 +/sbin/gpart delete -i 2 da0 +/sbin/gpart delete -i 3 da0 +/sbin/gpart destroy da0 +.Ed +.Pp +Alternatively, you can invoke the +.Cm destroy +action with the +.Fl F +flag. +.Ed .Ss Backup and Restore .Pp Create a backup of the partition table from