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