Name
cfdisk
Synopsis
cfdisk [options] [device]
Description
System administration command. Partition a hard disk. device may be /dev/hda (default), /dev/hdb, /dev/sda, /dev/sdb, /dev/sdc, or /dev/sdd. See also fdisk.
Options
- -a
Highlight the current partition with a cursor, not reverse video.
- -c cylinders
Specify the number of cylinders.
- -h heads
Specify the number of heads.
- -s sectors
Specify the number of sectors per track.
- -z
Do not read the partition table; partition from scratch.
- -P format
Display the partition table in format, which must be r (raw data), s (sector order), or t (raw format).
Commands
- up arrow, down arrow
Move among partitions.
- b
Toggle partition’s bootable flag.
- d
Delete partition (allow other partitions to use its space).
- g
Alter the disk’s geometry. Prompt for what to change: cylinders, heads, or sectors (c, h, or s, respectively).
- h
Help.
- m
Attempt to ensure maximum usage of disk space in the partition.
- n
Create a new partition. Prompt for more information.
- p
Display the partition table.
- q
Quit without saving information.
- t
Prompt for a new filesystem type, and change to that type.
- u
Change the partition size units, rotating from megabytes to sectors to cylinders and back.
- W
Save information. Note that this letter must be uppercase.
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