Symantec 10024709 User Manual

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Managing partitions using GDisk

The create switch creates a partition of the specified type using the largest block of 
unused disk space. The partition is not formatted during the operation unless the 
/for switch is used. You cannot create an NTFS partition or a dynamic disk 
partition.

This switch functions with GDisk only.

Note: When GDisk creates a FAT32 partition, it aligns the first data sector to a 4 
KB boundary from the start of the partition.

The syntax for this command is as follows:

gdisk disk /cre {/pri| /ext| /log} [/sz: {MB|pcent{p|%}}]
[/end] [/for [/q] [/v[:label]]] [/-32] [/ntfat16]

For example, to create a FAT32 formatted partition that uses the entire disk, type 
the following command:

gdisk 1 /cre /pri /for /q

Create switches

disk

Represents the physical fixed disk, from 1 to 8.

/cre

Creates a DOS partition or logical DOS drive.

/pri

Creates a primary DOS partition.

/ext

Creates an extended DOS partition. 

/log

Creates a logical DOS drive in the extended DOS partition.

/sz:MB

Specifies the size of the partition in megabytes (MB). This is 
rounded up to the nearest cylinder.

/sz:pcent{p|%}

Specifies the size of the partition as a percentage of the total disk 
size, not the available disk space.

/end

Creates the partition at the end of the free space. If this switch is not 
used, then the partition is created at the beginning of the free space.

If the command line specifies that all of the available space is to be 
used to create the partition, then the /end switch is ignored.