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62 Managing partitions using GDisk
Creating a partition
Create switches (continued)
Table 5-3
Switch Explanation
/log Creates a logical drive in the extended partition. This is supported for
MBR only.
/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.
/for Formats the new partition once it has been created. Unless the /ntfat16
or /-32 switches are used, the partition type is determined by the
following:
If the partition is less than 16MB: FAT12
If the partition is between 16MB and 512MB: FAT16
If the partition is greater than 512MB: FAT32
/ntfs[:vista|xp| Formats the new partition as NTFS. You can use the /for switch with
2000] this command to format the NTFS partition with the required volume
type.
/align[:CHS|1MB] Aligns the partition with a boundary as follows:
CHS: Aligns the partition to a track or cylinder boundary. This
setting is the default.
1MB: Aligns the partition with a boundary of 1 MB.
You can use the lba switch to view the partition alignment.
Note:
/q Performs a quick format if used in combination with the /for switch.
If you do not use this switch, then GDisk performs a surface scan of
the partition and marks any bad sectors.
/v[:label] Gives the new formatted partition the specified label when used in
combination with the /for switch.
The 1MB alignment option supports Windows Vista.