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Function Keys
The following table lists the disk partition utility function keys and their
functions:
Key Description
↑ or ↓
Change selections in the active cell.
← or →
Change the active cell.
Esc Exits the disk partition utility.
Keyboard commands Listed in the Keyboard Commands box. To perform a
specific action on the current selection, type the key
associated with the action.
Help
The disk partition utility provides context-sensitive on-screen help. The
keyboard commands available for the current selection in the active cell are
shown in the Keyboard Commands box.
3.6.1 Using the Disk Partition Utility
When you start the disk partition utility, the default selection is the first
partition on the first disk on your system. If no partitions exist on that disk, the
default selection is the unpartitioned space on the first disk.
Note: Although the disk partition utility displays changes immediately,
partition changes are not actually committed until you either exit the utility
or perform an action that requires the changes to be committed, such as
formatting. You will always be prompted for confirmation before changes are
committed.
3.6.2 Creating the System Partition
To make a partition the system partition, select the partition and
type S.