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Index: /usr/src/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8
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--- /usr/src/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8
+++ /usr/src/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd July 25, 2016
+.Dd September 12, 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
+.Em "Device busy"
+error when trying to destroy a partition table, remember that you must
+delete all its partitions first with
+.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
+.Cm destroy
+action with
+.Fl F
+flag.
+.Ed
.Ss Backup and Restore
.Pp
Create a backup of the partition table from

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