fdisk

A program for managing partition tables and partitions on a hard disk.

See also: `partprobe`.

More information.

• List partitions:

sudo fdisk -l

• Start the partition manipulator:

sudo fdisk {/dev/sdX}

• Once partitioning a disk, create a partition:

n

• Once partitioning a disk, select a partition to delete:

d

• Once partitioning a disk, view the partition table:

p

• Once partitioning a disk, write the changes made:

w

• Once partitioning a disk, discard the changes made:

q

• Once partitioning a disk, open a help menu:

m

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