.. -*- coding: utf-8; -*-

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 Storage partitioning
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List partitions
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List partitions::

  $ sfdisk -l
  $ fdisk -l
  $ { echo p; echo q; } | parted /dev/sda

List active/mounted partitions::

  $ mount
  $ df -H

Backup and restore MBR
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Backup MBR::

  $ dd if=/dev/hda of=boot.mbr bs=512 count=1

Restore backuped mbr::

  $ sudo of=boot.mbr if=/dev/hda bs=512 count=1

Backup PC partition table::

  $ sfdisk -d /dev/sda >partition.tbl

Restore PC partition table::

  $ sfdisk /dev/sdb <partition.tbl

Move PC partition table from on dist to another::

  $ sfdisk -d /dev/sda | sfdisk /dev/sdb

Resize partition
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