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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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| ```
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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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| 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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