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# sfdisk
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> Display or manipulate a disk partition table.
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> More information: <https://manned.org/sfdisk>.
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- Back up the partition layout to a file:
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2025-12-16 10:20:31 -07:00
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`sudo sfdisk {{[-d|--dump]}} {{/dev/sdX}} > {{path/to/file.dump}}`
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- Restore a partition layout:
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`sudo sfdisk < {{path/to/file.dump}} {{/dev/sdX}}`
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- Set the type of a partition:
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2025-12-16 10:20:31 -07:00
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`sudo sfdisk --part-type {{/dev/sdX}} {{partition_number}} {{swap}}`
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- Delete a partition:
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`sudo sfdisk --delete {{/dev/sdX}} {{partition_number}}`
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- Display help:
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2025-03-19 19:23:44 -06:00
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`sfdisk {{[-h|--help]}}`
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