--- util-linux-2.12a/fdisk/fdisk.8.sopwith 2004-07-09 17:49:08.522648265 -0400 +++ util-linux-2.12a/fdisk/fdisk.8 2004-07-09 17:50:24.281128923 -0400 @@ -213,28 +213,9 @@ There are several *fdisk programs around. Each has its problems and strengths. Try them in the order -.BR cfdisk , +.BR parted , .BR fdisk , .BR sfdisk . -(Indeed, -.B cfdisk -is a beautiful program that has strict requirements on -the partition tables it accepts, and produces high quality partition -tables. Use it if you can. -.B fdisk -is a buggy program that does fuzzy things - usually it happens to -produce reasonable results. Its single advantage is that it has -some support for BSD disk labels and other non-DOS partition tables. -Avoid it if you can. -.B sfdisk -is for hackers only - the user interface is terrible, but it is -more correct than fdisk and more powerful than both fdisk and cfdisk. -Moreover, it can be used noninteractively.) -.PP -These days there also is -.BR parted . -The cfdisk interface is nicer, but parted does much more: it not only -resizes partitions, but also the filesystems that live in them. .PP The IRIX/SGI type disklabel is currently not supported by the kernel. Moreover, IRIX/SGI header directories are not fully supported yet.