A script-oriented tool for partitioning block devices.
Questions tagged [sfdisk]
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sfdisk - "This disk is currently in use" - but nothing seems to be using it?
# sfdisk /dev/mmcblk0p1
Welcome to sfdisk (util-linux 2.29.2).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.
Checking that no-one is using this disk right now ... FAILED
This disk…
sourcejedi
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sfdisk not showing correct partition information
sfdisk (version 2.23.2) on CentOS 7.6 is not showing the correct partition information about a disk:
Disk /dev/sdb: 15566 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track
Units: cylinders of 8225280 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0
Device Boot…
dwagon
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Copying a partition table with sfdisk from a larger device to a smaller one
I'm testing a Python script intended for use on Raspberry Pi systems for reformatting and copying partition info and partition data. To get the information from the first device (often a USB memory stick), I use:
sfdisk -d /dev/sda…
Tango
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