parted

Introduction

This cheat sheet provides a quick reference for some common parted commands and concepts. parted is a command-line utility for partitioning and managing disk partitions on Unix-like operating systems.

`parted` Concepts

Displaying Disk Information

You can use parted to display information about your disks and partitions.

List available disks:
```
parted --list
```
Select a specific disk for further operations:
```
parted /dev/sdX
```

Partitioning Disks

parted allows you to create and manage partitions on disks.

Create a new partition:
```
mkpart [filesystem-type] [start] [end]
```
Delete a partition:
```
rm [partition-number]
```
Resize a partition:
```
resize [partition-number] [end]
```
Set partition type (e.g., for EFI):
```
set [partition-number] [type]
```

Working with File Systems

After creating partitions, you can create and manage file systems on them.

Create an ext4 file system:
```
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdX1
```
Mount a partition:
```
mount /dev/sdX1 /mnt/mount-point
```
Unmount a partition:
```
umount /mnt/mount-point
```

Labeling and Naming Partitions

You can assign labels and names to partitions for easier identification.

Set a label for an ext4 file system:
```
e2label /dev/sdX1 mylabel
```

Set a name for a partition (GPT only):

parted /dev/sdX name [partition-number] myname

`parted` Command-Line

List available disks:
```
parted --list
```
Select a specific disk for further operations:
```
parted /dev/sdX
```
Create a new partition:
```
mkpart [filesystem-type] [start] [end]
```
Delete a partition:
```
rm [partition-number]
```
Resize a partition:
```
resize [partition-number] [end]
```
Set partition type (e.g., for EFI):
```
set [partition-number] [type]
```
Create an ext4 file system:
```
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdX1
```
Mount a partition:
```
mount /dev/sdX1 /mnt/mount-point
```
Unmount a partition:
```
umount /mnt/mount-point
```
Set a label for an ext4 file system:
```
e2label /dev/sdX1 mylabel
```

Set a name for a partition (GPT only):

parted /dev/sdX name [partition-number] myname

Conclusion

This cheat sheet covers some common parted commands and concepts. parted is a useful tool for partitioning and managing disk partitions on Unix-like operating systems, making it essential for system administrators and storage management tasks; refer to the official parted documentation for more in-depth information and advanced usage.

Introduction​

parted Concepts​

Displaying Disk Information​

Partitioning Disks​

Working with File Systems​

Labeling and Naming Partitions​

parted Command-Line​

Conclusion​