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> I think fdisk couldn't handle GPT at first. I guess that's why gdisk |
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> came along. Then I think the fdisk folks added support for GPT and |
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> since then it handles both. That's my understanding of it. If |
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> possible, you may want to check the time stamps on the info you have |
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> found. I suspect the ones saying fdisk can't handle GPT are older posts |
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> or people who don't know it can now. From the man page: |
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> fdisk is a dialog-driven program for creation and manipulation of |
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> partition tables. It understands GPT, MBR, Sun, SGI and BSD partition |
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> tables. |
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> For gdisk: |
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> GPT fdisk (aka gdisk) is a text-mode menu-driven program for creation |
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> and manipulation of partition tables. It will automatically convert an |
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> old-style Master Boot Record (MBR) partition table or BSD disklabel |
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> stored without an MBR carrier partition to the newer Globally |
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> Unique Identifier (GUID) Partition Table (GPT) format, or will load a |
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> GUID partition table. |
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> Odds are, you can likely use either tool but if you are using GPT, you |
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> may as well use the tool made for that purpose. I think a lot of it is |
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> very similar as far as options that do the same things in each program. |
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> Also, there is also cfdisk and cgdisk too. The interface is different. |
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> You may want to try the proper one and see which you like. I use c*disk |
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> tools myself. You may prefer the others. Same result I guess. |
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> Hope that helps. |
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> Dale |
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I remember from when nobody ever heard of GPT, fdisk was used to partition a hard drive, long before the days of GPT or USB. |
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Then Rod Smith developed a gdisk to partition a drive using GPT; could even be used on a USB hard drive or USB stick. |
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Linux fdisk was much easier to use than FreeBSD or NetBSD versions of fdisk. |
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I don't know how newer versions of Linux fdisk would do with traditional BSD disklabels, which are not compatible between the various BSDs. |
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But now FreeBSD and NetBSD can run on GPT with no traditional BSD disklabel. |
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I am not familiar with Sun or SGI partition tables. |
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