DOT-Files/Gentoo/gentooamd/home/user/.tldrc/tldr/pages/linux/sfdisk.md

sfdisk

Display or manipulate a disk partition table. More information: https://manned.org/sfdisk.

• Back up the partition layout to a file:

sudo sfdisk {{[-d|--dump]}} {{/dev/sdX}} > {{path/to/file.dump}}

• Restore a partition layout:

sudo sfdisk < {{path/to/file.dump}} {{/dev/sdX}}

• Set the type of a partition:

sudo sfdisk --part-type {{/dev/sdX}} {{partition_number}} {{swap}}

• Delete a partition:

sudo sfdisk --delete {{/dev/sdX}} {{partition_number}}

• Display help:

sfdisk {{[-h|--help]}}