How to erase everything off ipod

Hello, I want to sell my ipod but don't know how to erase all the music from the ipod WITHOUT clearing the songs in ITunes. Anything would help. Thanks.

Just do an iPod restore from the computer, then disconnect it. Wipes everything from the iPod and doesn't touch iTunes. To restore, use one of those ipod upgrade downloads, and instead of upgrading, click on the restore button. Takes about 5 seconds.

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