Installation guide

Chapter 4. Partitions

Command Description

print Display the partition table

quit Quit parted

rescue start-mb end-mb Rescue a lost partition from start-mb to end-

resize minor-num start-mb end-mb Resize the partition from start-mb to end-mb

rm minor-num Remove the partition

select device Select a different device to configure

set minor-num flag state Set the flag on a partition; state is either on or

off

toggle [NUMBER [FLAG] Toggle the state of FLAG on partition NUMBER

unit UNIT Set the default unit to UNIT

4.1. Viewing the Partition Table

After starting parted, use the command print to view the partition table. A table similar to the

following appears:

Model: ATA ST3160812AS (scsi)

Disk /dev/sda: 160GB

Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B

Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags

1 32.3kB 107MB 107MB primary ext3 boot

2 107MB 105GB 105GB primary ext3

3 105GB 107GB 2147MB primary linux-swap

4 107GB 160GB 52.9GB extended root

5 107GB 133GB 26.2GB logical ext3

6 133GB 133GB 107MB logical ext3

7 133GB 160GB 26.6GB logical lvm

The first line contains the disk type, manufacturer, model number and interface, and the second line

displays the disk label type. The remaining output below the fourth line shows the partition table.

In the partition table, the Minor number is the partition number. For example, the partition with minor

number 1 corresponds to /dev/sda1. The Start and End values are in megabytes. Valid Type are

metadata, free, primary, extended, or logical. The Filesystem is the file system type, which can be

any of the following:

• ext2

• ext3

• fat16

• fat32

• hfs

• jfs

• linux-swap