cdist-type__install_partition_msdos7
Creates msdos partitions
Overview
This cdist type allows you to create msdos paritions.
Required parameters
type-
the partition type used in fdisk (such as 82 or 83) or "extended"
Optional parameters
device-
the device we're working on. Defaults to the string prefix of --partition
minor-
the partition number we're working on. Defaults to the numeric suffix of --partition
partition-
defaults to object_id
bootable-
mark partition as bootable, true or false, defaults to false
size-
the size of the partition (such as 32M or 15G, whole numbers only), '+' for remaining space, or 'n%' for percentage of remaining (these should only be used after all specific partition sizes are specified). Defaults to +.
Examples
# 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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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.
Releases
5 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 4 times.