.SH NAME
sfdisk \- Partition table manipulator for Linux
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.BR sfdisk " [options] device"
+.B sfdisk
+.RI [ options ]
+.I device
.br
-.BR "sfdisk \-s " [partition]
+.B sfdisk \-s
+.RI [ partition ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B sfdisk
has four (main) uses: list the size of a partition, list the partitions
.B sfdisk
doesn't understand GUID Partition Table (GPT) and
it is not designed for large partitions. In particular case use more advanced GNU
-.B parted(8).
+.BR parted (8).
.SS "List Sizes"
.BI "sfdisk \-s " partition
gives the size of
.I partition
in blocks. This may be useful in connection with programs like
-.B mkswap
+.BR mkswap (8)
or so. Here
.I partition
is usually something like
.SS "List Partitions"
The second type of invocation:
-.BI "sfdisk \-l " "[options] device"
+.B sfdisk \-l
+.RB [ options ]
+.I device
will list the partitions on this device.
If the device argument is omitted, the partitions on all hard disks
are listed.
is called /dev/hdb5, but you are free to call it something else,
like `/my_equipment/disks/2/5' or so).
.TP
-.BI \-A "number"
+.BI \-A " number"
Make the indicated partition(s) active, and all others inactive.
.TP
.BI \-c "\fR or " \-\-id " number [Id]"
any corruption with DRDOS or its fdisk.
.SH BUGS
-A corresponding interactive
-.B cfdisk
-(with curses interface) is still lacking.
-.LP
There are too many options.
.LP
There is no support for non-DOS partition types.