Linux Disk Storage Cheat Sheet/Restore a partition table dump

Replay a previously exported partition layout.

Section: Partitions and Labels

Restore a partition table dump

bash
bash
sudo sfdisk /dev/sdb < sdb.partitions
Explanation

Replay a previously exported partition layout.

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