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51 lines
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# The `fdisk` command
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The `fdisk` command is used for controlling the disk partition table and making changes to it and this is a list of some of options provided by it : </b>
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- Organize space for new drives.
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- Modify old drives.
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- Create space for new partitions.
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- Move data to new partitions.
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### Examples:
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1. To view basic details about all available partitions on the system:
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fdisk -l
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2. To show the size of the partition:
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fdisk -s /dev/sda
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3. To view the help message and all options of the command:
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```
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fdisk -h
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### Syntax:
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```
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fdisk [options] device
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### Some of the command options:
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On writing the following command
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fdisk /dev/sdb
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the following window appears :
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and then you type m which will show you all options you need such as creating new partition and deleting a partition as in the following picture :
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