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cdist-type__install_partition_msdos

creates msdos partitions

This cdist type allows you to create msdos paritions.

the partition type used in fdisk (such as 82 or 83) or "extended"

the device we're working on. Defaults to the string prefix of --partition
the partition number we're working on. Defaults to the numeric suffix of --partition
defaults to object_id
mark partition as bootable, true or false, defaults to false
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 +.

# 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


Steven Armstrong <<steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc>>

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