parted

To check the file system:

check MINOR

To copy a file system to another partition:

cp [FROM-DEVICE] FROM-MINOR TO-MINOR

To print general help, or help on COMMAND:

help [COMMAND]

To create a new disk label (partition table):

mklabel PARTITION_TYPE

The supported values for PARTITION_TYPE are: gpt, bsd, mac, dvh, msdos, pc98, sun, amiga, loop

To make a file system FTYPE on partition MINOR:

mkfs MINOR FTYPE

FTYPE is file system type: fat16, fat32, ext2 and linux-swap.

To create a partition:

mkpart PTYPE START END

PTYPE is partition type: primary, logical or extended. For GPT partition table only “primary” is used.

To create a partition with a file system:

mkpartfs PTYPE FTYPE START END

PTYPE is partition type: primary, logical or extended. For GPT partition table only “primary” is used.

FTYPE is file system type: fat16, fat32, ext2 and linux-swap.

To move a partition MINOR:

move MINOR START END

To name a partition MINOR to NAME:

name MINOR NAME

To display a partition table, or a partition:

print [MINOR]

To exit:

quit

To recovery a lost partition near START and END:

rescue START END

To resize a file system on partition MINOR:

resize MINOR START END

To delete partition MINOR:

rm MINOR

To select the device to edit:

select DEVICE

To change a flag on partition MINOR:

set <MINOR> <FLAG> <STATE>

The relevant flags are:

The accepted value to state is “on” or “off”.

To create a new GPT partition table in /dev/sda device:

parted -s /dev/sda mklabel gpt

To create a partition with 100 MB, starting in LBA 0 and finalizing in LBA 100 in /dev/cciss/c0d0 device:

parted -s /dev/cciss/c0d0 mkpart 0 100

To set the ESP partition GUID in the first partition on the table:

parted -s /dev/cciss/c0d0 set 1 boot on

To set the name of the second partition of the /dev/cciss/c0d0 partition table to “HP Service Partition” use:

parted -s /dev/sda name 2 “HP Service Partition”