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 2.2 Using GNU Parted
 ====================
 
 Parted has two modes: command line and interactive.  Parted should
 always be started with:
 
      # parted DEVICE
 
 where DEVICE is the hard disk device to edit.  (If you're lazy and omit
 the DEVICE argument, Parted will attempt to guess which device you
 want.)
 
   In command line mode, this is followed by one or more commands.  For
 example:
 
      # parted /dev/sda mklabel gpt mkpart P1 ext3 1MiB 8MiB 
 
 Options (like '--help') can only be specified on the command line.
 
   In interactive mode, commands are entered one at a time at a prompt,
 and modify the disk immediately.  For example:
 
      (parted) mklabel gpt
      (parted) mkpart P1 ext3 1MiB 8MiB 
 
 Unambiguous abbreviations are allowed.  For example, you can type "p"
 instead of "print", and "u" instead of "units".  Commands can be typed
 either in English, or your native language (if your language has been
 translated).  This may create ambiguities.  Commands are
 case-insensitive.
 
   Numbers indicating partition locations can be whole numbers or
 decimals.  The suffix selects the unit, which may be one of those
 described in unit, except CHS and compact.  If no suffix is
 given, then the default unit is assumed.  Negative numbers count back
 from the end of the disk, with "-1s" indicating the sector at the end of
 the disk.  Parted will compute sensible ranges for the locations you
 specify (e.g.  a range of +/- 500 MB when you specify the location in
 "G"). Use the sector unit "s" to specify exact locations.  With
 parted-2.4 and newer, IEC binary units like "MiB", "GiB", "TiB", etc.,
 specify exact locations as well.  IEC binary units.
 
   If you don't give a parameter to a command, Parted will prompt you for
 it.  For example:
 
      (parted) mklabel
      New disk label type? gpt
 
   Parted will always warn you before doing something that is potentially
 dangerous, unless the command is one of those that is inherently
 dangerous (viz., rm, mklabel and mkpart).  Since many partitioning
 systems have complicated constraints, Parted will usually do something
 slightly different to what you asked.  (For example, create a partition
 starting at 10.352Mb, not 10.4Mb) If the calculated values differ too
 much, Parted will ask you for confirmation.
 

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