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[Solved] Disk utility to use in scripts (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by user_naa@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Is there any good alternative to parted, that I can use in scripts? Parted main problem is that it requires user confirmation one each action.

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[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Not something I've done before, but have you tried fdisk?

https://linux.die.net/man/8/fdisk

[–] bizdelnick@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

fdisk is completely interactive, not suitable for scripting. sfdisk is a "scriptable fdisk".

[–] BaumGeist@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Even the manpage Telorand linked mentions it by name for non-interactive use.

Also, make sure you use the right program depending on thr partition table : sgdisk is the right choice for GPT disks, sfdisk is for MBR.

[–] bizdelnick@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

There are few fdisk options that work non-interactively, like -l (list partitions). It is impossible to create or delete partitions this way.

From the sfdisk man page:

Since version 2.26 sfdisk supports MBR (DOS), GPT, SUN and SGI disk labels