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Replace actual device names with /dev/sdX

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Prevent possible data loss by mindless copy and paste.

Closes: https://github.com/AltraMayor/f3/issues/177
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@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ F3 stands for Fight Flash Fraud, or Fight Fake Flash.
Examples
========
We'll use :code:`/dev/sdX` as a placeholder here, you need to replace
:code:`X` with a lowercase letter so that it matches the device you
want to use.
:code:`lsblk` will show you an overview of your current devices.
Testing performance with f3read/f3write
---------------------------------------
@ -44,7 +49,7 @@ it only writes what's necessary to test the drive. It operates directly
on the (unmounted) block device and needs to be run as a privileged
user::
# ./f3probe --destructive --time-ops /dev/sdb
# ./f3probe --destructive --time-ops /dev/sdX
.. warning:: This will destroy any previously stored data on your disk!
@ -54,7 +59,7 @@ Correcting capacity to actual size with f3fix
f3fix creates a partition that fits the actual size of the fake drive.
Use f3probe's output to determine the parameters for f3fix::
# ./f3fix --last-sec=16477878 /dev/sdb
# ./f3fix --last-sec=16477878 /dev/sdX
Installation
============
@ -190,9 +195,9 @@ run::
docker run -it --rm --device <device> peron/f3 <f3-command> [<f3-options>] <device>
For example, to probe a drive mounted at /dev/sdb::
For example, to probe a drive mounted at /dev/sdX::
docker run -it --rm --device /dev/sdb peron/f3 f3probe --destructive --time-ops /dev/sdb
docker run -it --rm --device /dev/sdX peron/f3 f3probe --destructive --time-ops /dev/sdX
Optionally, you can also build your own container *if* you don't want to use the
pre-built image. From this directory, run::
@ -258,12 +263,12 @@ helpful in locating the device of interest. For example, :code:`sdb` is a common
mount point for a USB drive. Now you should be able to run the command from
Quick Start::
docker run --rm -it --device /dev/sdb peron/f3 f3probe --destructive --time-ops /dev/sdb
docker run --rm -it --device /dev/sdX peron/f3 f3probe --destructive --time-ops /dev/sdX
You may find it useful to enter a bash prompt in the Docker container to poke
around the filesystem::
docker run --rm -it --device /dev/sdb peron/f3 bash
docker run --rm -it --device /dev/sdX peron/f3 bash
so that you can run commands like :code:`ls /dev/*`.