parted

linux

A partition manipulation program. See also: `parted`, `partprobe`.

Examples (8)

Start interactive mode with the specified disk selected

sudo parted /dev/sdX

[Interactive] Show partition information in interactive mode

print

[Interactive] Select a disk in interactive mode

select /dev/sdX

[Interactive] Create a 16 GB partition with the specified filesystem in interactive mode (`GPT` partition table)

mkpart partition_name btrfs|ext2|ext3|ext4|fat16|fat32|hfs|hfs+|linux-swap|ntfs|reiserfs|udf|xfs 0% 16G

[Interactive] Create a 16 GB partition with the specified filesystem in interactive mode (`MBR` partition table)

mkpart primary|logical|extended btrfs|ext2|ext3|ext4|fat16|fat32|hfs|hfs+|linux-swap|ntfs|reiserfs|udf|xfs 0% 16G

[Interactive] Resize a partition in interactive mode

resizepart /dev/sdXN end_position_of_partition

[Interactive] Remove a partition in interactive mode

rm /dev/sdXN

[Interactive] Display help

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