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| -rw-r--r-- | fdisks/fdisk.8 | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | fdisks/fdisk.c | 15 |
2 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/fdisks/fdisk.8 b/fdisks/fdisk.8 index d36318d48..d1979821f 100644 --- a/fdisks/fdisk.8 +++ b/fdisks/fdisk.8 @@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ Print the size (in blocks) of each given partition. This option is DEPRECATED in favour of .B blockdev (1). .TP +.BI "\-t " type +Disable support for all disklabels and enable support only for specified \fItype\fP. +This is necessary for example to access protective or hybrid MBR on devices +with GPT. +.TP .BI "\-u"[=unit] When listing partition tables, show sizes in 'sectors' or in 'cylinders'. The default is to show sizes in sectors. For backward compatibility, it is possible diff --git a/fdisks/fdisk.c b/fdisks/fdisk.c index 50f3d412a..5df78f6a5 100644 --- a/fdisks/fdisk.c +++ b/fdisks/fdisk.c @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ static void __attribute__ ((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out) fputs(_(" -h print this help text\n"), out); fputs(_(" -c[=<mode>] compatible mode: 'dos' or 'nondos' (default)\n"), out); fputs(_(" -L[=<when>] colorize output (auto, always or never)\n"), out); + fputs(_(" -t <type> force fdisk to recognize specified partition table type only\n"), out); fputs(_(" -u[=<unit>] display units: 'cylinders' or 'sectors' (default)\n"), out); fputs(_(" -v print program version\n"), out); fputs(_(" -C <number> specify the number of cylinders\n"), out); @@ -410,7 +411,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) fdisk_context_set_ask(cxt, ask_callback, NULL); - while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "b:c::C:hH:lL::sS:u::vV")) != -1) { + while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "b:c::C:hH:lL::sS:t:u::vV")) != -1) { switch (c) { case 'b': { @@ -465,6 +466,18 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) case 's': act = ACT_SHOWSIZE; break; + case 't': + { + struct fdisk_label *lb = NULL; + + while (fdisk_context_next_label(cxt, &lb) == 0) + fdisk_label_set_disabled(lb, 1); + + lb = fdisk_context_get_label(cxt, optarg); + if (!lb) + errx(EXIT_FAILURE, _("unsupported disklabel: %s"), optarg); + fdisk_label_set_disabled(lb, 0); + } case 'u': if (optarg && *optarg == '=') optarg++; |