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5 cgdisk \- Curses-based GUID partition table (GPT) manipulator
8 [ \-a ]
13 GPT fdisk is a text\-mode family of programs for creation and manipulation
15 curses-based user interface for interaction using a text\-mode menuing
16 system. It will automatically convert an old\-style Master Boot Record
20 program family are \fBgdisk\fR (the most feature-rich program of the group,
21 with a non-curses-based interactive user interface) and \fBsgdisk\fR (which
22 is driven via command-line options for use by experts or in scripts).
30 The \fBcgdisk\fR program employs a user interface similar to that of Linux's
39 \fI/dev/sda\fR or \fI/dev/hda\fR under Linux, \fI/dev/disk0\fR under
56 Boot problems are particularly likely if you're multi\-booting with any
57 GPT\-unaware OS. If you mistakenly launch \fBcgdisk\fR on an MBR disk, you
66 For data (non\-boot) disks, and for boot disks used on BIOS\-based computers
72 Boot disks for EFI\-based systems require an \fIEFI System
73 Partition\fR (GPT fdisk internal code 0xEF00) formatted as FAT\-32.
75 Boot\-related files are stored here. (Note that GNU Parted identifies
80 The GRUB 2 boot loader for BIOS\-based systems makes use of a \fIBIOS Boot
92 precedes the Windows data partitions. (Note that old versions of GNU Parted
109 Only one command-line option is accepted, aside from the device filename:
110 \fI\-a\fR. This option alters the highlighting of partitions and blocks of
111 free space: Instead of using ncurses, when \fI\-a\fR is used \fBcgdisk\fR
116 Interactions with \fBcgdisk\fR occur with its interactive text\-mode menus.
132 in both sectors and IEEE-1541 units (GiB, TiB, and so on).
185 (2048\-sectors on disks with 512-byte sectors) by default, which optimizes
186 performance for all of these disk types. On pre\-partitioned disks, GPT
188 set 8-sector alignment on disks larger than 300 GB even if lesser alignment
200 in\-memory partition table to a disk file using this option. The resulting
203 order. Note that the backup is of the current in\-memory data structures, so
223 partitions' unique GUIDs and the partitions' sector-exact start and end
234 Change the GPT name of a partition. This name is encoded as a UTF\-16
236 requires suitable locale and font support. For the most part, Linux ignores
267 two\-byte hexadecimal number. You may also enter a GUID directly, if you
271 instance, entering \fI\fBlinux\fR\fR shows only partition type codes with
272 descriptions that include the string \fILinux\fR. This search is performed
273 case\-insensitively.
293 The program compiles correctly only on Linux, FreeBSD, and Mac OS X. In
295 is installed, but I have not tested this capability. Linux versions for
296 x86\-64 (64\-bit), x86 (32\-bit), and PowerPC (32\-bit) have been tested,
297 with the x86\-64 version having seen the most testing. Under FreeBSD,
298 32\-bit (x86) and 64\-bit (x86\-64) versions have been tested. Only 32\-bit
315 will require using a larger\-than\-normal partition table. (The limit
325 necessary to resize a partition using GNU Parted or a similar tool prior to
344 conversions from this form may be unreliable \-\- partitions may be dropped,
352 disrupted. Sometimes re\-installing a boot loader will fix the problem, but
353 other times you may need to switch boot loaders. Except on EFI\-based