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.SH NAME
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cdist\-type__install_partition_msdos \- creates msdos partitions
.SH DESCRIPTION
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This cdist type allows you to create msdos paritions.
.SH REQUIRED PARAMETERS
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.B type
the partition type used in fdisk (such as 82 or 83) or "extended"
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.SH OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
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.B device
the device we\(aqre working on. Defaults to the string prefix of \-\-partition
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.B minor
the partition number we\(aqre working on. Defaults to the numeric suffix of \-\-partition
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.B partition
defaults to object_id
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.B bootable
mark partition as bootable, true or false, defaults to false
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.B size
the size of the partition (such as 32M or 15G, whole numbers
only), \(aq+\(aq for remaining space, or \(aqn%\(aq for percentage of remaining
(these should only be used after all specific partition sizes are
specified). Defaults to +.
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.SH EXAMPLES
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# 128MB, linux, bootable
__install_partition_msdos /dev/sda1 \-\-type 83 \-\-size 128M \-\-bootable true
# 512MB, swap
__install_partition_msdos /dev/sda2 \-\-type 82 \-\-size 512M
# 100GB, extended
__install_partition_msdos /dev/sda3 \-\-type extended \-\-size 100G
# 10GB, linux
__install_partition_msdos /dev/sda5 \-\-type 83 \-\-size 10G
# 50% of the free space of the extended partition, linux
__install_partition_msdos /dev/sda6 \-\-type 83 \-\-size 50%
# rest of the extended partition, linux
__install_partition_msdos /dev/sda7 \-\-type 83 \-\-size +
# nvm device partition 2
__install_partition_msdos /dev/nvme0n1p2 \-\-device /dev/nvme0n1 \-\-minor 2 \-\-type 83 \-\-size 128M \-\-bootable true
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.SH AUTHORS
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Steven Armstrong <\fI\%steven\-cdist\-\-@\-\-armstrong.cc\fP>
.SH COPYING
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Copyright (C) 2011\-2017 Steven Armstrong. You can redistribute it
and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
License, or (at your option) any later version.
.SH COPYRIGHT
ungleich GmbH 2019
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