bug#80534: my bug report was truncated somehow before posting; here's all of it
Steve Newcomb <[email protected]> Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:47:21 -0500
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The parted manual says the format for the mkpart command is
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 mkpart [part-type name fs-=
type] start end
which is correct, especially because it clarifies that gpt labels,
among others, don't use part-type.
Within parted, however, the "help mkpart" command yields this (wrong)
information, which leads to baffling behavior from parted:
(parted) help mkpart
=C2=A0 mkpart PART-TYPE [FS-TYPE] START END =C2=A0 =C2=A0 make a partiti=
on
=20
PART-TYPE is one of: primary, logical, extended
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 FS-TYPE is one of: udf, btrfs, nilfs2, ext4,=
ext3, ext2, f2fs,
fat32,
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 fat16, hfsx, hfs+, hfs, jfs, swsusp, linux-s=
wap(v1), linux-
swap(v0),
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ntfs, reiserfs, hp-ufs, sun-ufs, xfs, apfs2,=
apfs1, asfs,
amufs5,
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 amufs4, amufs3, amufs2, amufs1, amufs0, amuf=
s, affs7, affs6,
affs5,
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 affs4, affs3, affs2, affs1, affs0, linux-swa=
p, linux-swap(new),
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 linux-swap(old)
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 START and END are disk locations, such as 4G=
B or 10%. =C2=A0Negative
values
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 count from (parted) help mkpart
mkpart PART-TYPE [FS-TYPE] START END make a partition
=20
PART-TYPE is one of: primary, logical, extended
FS-TYPE is one of: udf, btrfs, nilfs2, ext4, ext3, ext2, f2fs, fat32,
fat16, hfsx, hfs+, hfs, jfs, swsusp, linux-swap(v1), linux-swap(v0),
ntfs, reiserfs, hp-ufs, sun-ufs, xfs, apfs2, apfs1, asfs, amufs5,
amufs4, amufs3, amufs2, amufs1, amufs0, amufs, affs7, affs6, affs5,
affs4, affs3, affs2, affs1, affs0, linux-swap, linux-swap(new),
linux-swap(old)
START and END are disk locations, such as 4GB or 10%. Negative values
count from the end of the disk. For example, -1s specifies exactly the
last sector.
'mkpart' makes a partition without creating a new file system on the
partition. FS-TYPE may be specified to set an appropriate partition
ID.
(parted)the end of the disk. =C2=A0For example, -1s specifies exactly th=
e
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 last sector.
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 'mkpart' makes a partition without creating =
a new file system
on the
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 partition. =C2=A0FS-TYPE may be specified to=
set an appropriate
partition
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ID.
(parted)=C2=A0
=20
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left: 3ch;">(parted) help mkpart</div><div style=3D"margin-left: 3ch;">&nbs=
p; mkpart PART-TYPE [FS-TYPE] START END make a partition</div=
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;"> FS-TYPE is one of: udf, btrfs, nilfs2, ext4,=
ext3, ext2, f2fs, fat32,</div><div style=3D"margin-left: 3ch;"> &nbs=
p; fat16, hfsx, hfs+, hfs, jfs, swsusp, linux-swap(v1), linux=
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in-left: 3ch;"> affs4, affs3, affs2, affs1, affs=
0, linux-swap, linux-swap(new),</div><div style=3D"margin-left: 3ch;"> =
; linux-swap(old)</div><div style=3D"margin-left: 3ch;=
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count from (parted) help mkpart</div><div style=3D"ma=
rgin-left: 3ch;"> mkpart PART-TYPE [FS-TYPE] START END make a partitio=
n</div><div style=3D"margin-left: 3ch;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-left=
: 3ch;"> PART-TYPE is one of: primary, logical, extended</div><div style=3D=
"margin-left: 3ch;"> FS-TYPE is one of: udf, btrfs, nilfs2, ext4, ex=
t3, ext2, f2fs, fat32,</div><div style=3D"margin-left: 3ch;"> fat16,=
hfsx, hfs+, hfs, jfs, swsusp, linux-swap(v1), linux-swap(v0),</div><div st=
yle=3D"margin-left: 3ch;"> ntfs, reiserfs, hp-ufs, sun-ufs, xfs, apf=
s2, apfs1, asfs, amufs5,</div><div style=3D"margin-left: 3ch;"> amuf=
s4, amufs3, amufs2, amufs1, amufs0, amufs, affs7, affs6, affs5,</div><div s=
tyle=3D"margin-left: 3ch;"> affs4, affs3, affs2, affs1, affs0, linux=
-swap, linux-swap(new),</div><div style=3D"margin-left: 3ch;"> linux=
-swap(old)</div><div style=3D"margin-left: 3ch;"> START and END are =
disk locations, such as 4GB or 10%. Negative values</div><div style=3D"mar=
gin-left: 3ch;"> count from the end of the disk. For example, -1s s=
pecifies exactly the</div><div style=3D"margin-left: 3ch;"> last sec=
tor.</div><div style=3D"margin-left: 3ch;"> </div><div style=3D"marg=
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ed)the end of the disk. For example, -1s specifies exactly the</div><=
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;">(parted) </div></div><div style=3D"margin-left: 3ch;"><br></div><di=
v><br></div><div><span></span></div></body></html>
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