Useful for backups and repeatable partition layouts.
Section: Partitions and Labels
Dump partition table to a file
bash
bash
sudo sfdisk -d /dev/sdb > sdb.partitionsExplanation
Useful for backups and repeatable partition layouts.
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Restore a partition table dump
Replay a previously exported partition layout.
List partition tables
Show disks, sector sizes, partition tables, and partitions.
Edit a disk with fdisk
Interactive MBR/GPT partitioning for a specific disk.
Print partition layout with parted
Display partition table details using parted.