parted(8)

# NAME

parted - a partition manipulation program

# SYNOPSIS

*parted* [options] [device [command [options...]...]]

# DESCRIPTION

*parted* is a program to manipulate disk partitions.  It supports multiple
partition table formats, including MS-DOS and GPT.  It is useful for creating
space for new operating systems, reorganising disk usage, and copying data to
new hard disks.

This manual page documents *parted* briefly.  Complete documentation is
distributed with the package in GNU Info format.

# OPTIONS

*-h, --help*
	displays a help message

*-l, --list*
	lists partition layout on all block devices

*-m, --machine*
	displays machine parseable output

*-s, --script*
	never prompts for user intervention

*-v, --version*
	displays the version

*-a* _alignment-type_, *--align* _alignment-type_
	Set alignment for newly created partitions, valid alignment
	types are:

	*none*
		Use the minimum alignment allowed by the disk type.

	*cylinder*
		Align partitions to cylinders.

	*minimal*
		Use minimum alignment as given by the disk topology information. This
		and the opt value will use layout information provided by the disk to
		align the logical partition table addresses to actual physical blocks
		on the disks.  The min value is the minimum alignment needed to align
		the partition properly to physical blocks, which avoids performance
		degradation.

	*optimal*
		Use optimum alignment as given by the disk topology information. This
		aligns to a multiple of the physical block size in a way that
		guarantees optimal performance.