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diff --git a/disk-utils/fdisk.8 b/disk-utils/fdisk.8
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@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ as the default values (e.g. first and last partition sectors) and partition
sizes specified by the +/-<size>{M,G,...} notation are always aligned according
to the device properties.
+CHS (Cylinder-Head-Sector) addressing is deprecated and not used by default.
+Please, do not follow old articles and recommendations with "fdisk -S <n> -H
+<n>" advices for SSD or 4K-sector devices.
+
Note that
.BR partx (8)
provides a rich interface for scripts to print disk layouts,