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# parted
> A partition manipulation program.
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> See also: `parted-interactive`, `partprobe`.
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> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/parted/manual/html_node/Invoking-Parted.html>.
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- List partitions on all block devices:
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`sudo parted {{[-l|--list]}}`
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- Create a new partition table of the specified label-type:
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`sudo parted {{/dev/sdX}} mklabel {{aix|amiga|bsd|dvh|gpt|loop|mac|msdos|pc98|sun}}`
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- Create a new `gpt` partition table with a 500MiB boot partition and give the rest for the system partition (`--script` skips user intervention prompts):
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`sudo parted {{/dev/sdX}} {{[-s|--script]}} mklabel gpt mkpart "{{boot_partition_name}}" 0% 500MiB mkpart "{{system_partition_name}}" 500MiB 100%`
- Set a partition to have its boot flag turned on:
`sudo parted {{/dev/sdX}} set {{1}} boot on`
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- Start interactive mode with the specified disk selected:
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`sudo parted {{/dev/sdX}}`
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- Display help:
`parted {{[-h|--help]}}`
