Initialize a disk with a GPT partition table.
Section: Partitions and Labels
Create a GPT label
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sudo parted /dev/sdb mklabel gptExplanation
Initialize a disk with a GPT partition table.
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Related commands
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Print partition layout with parted
Display partition table details using parted.
List partition tables
Show disks, sector sizes, partition tables, and partitions.
Edit a disk with fdisk
Interactive MBR/GPT partitioning for a specific disk.
Ask kernel to reread partition table
Refresh partition table changes without rebooting.
Dump partition table to a file
Useful for backups and repeatable partition layouts.