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Title: Moving a partition location using a partition function (GPT MBR)
Key Concepts:
- Partition scheme (GPT MBR)
- Reading sectors (512B)
- Partition function
Subtopics:
- Understanding Partition Schemes (GPT MBR)
- Reading Sectors in Partitions
- Implementing a Partition Function
Code Blocks:
#!/bin/bash
# Read partition scheme (GPT MBR)
sgdisk -G /dev/sda
# Read sectors (512B) from the partition
sgdisk -R /dev/sda1 | awk '{print $2}'
# Implement partition function (assuming a custom script is available at `move_partition.sh`)
bash move_partition.sh /dev/sda1 /dev/sdaX /cylinder /start /size
Note: Replace /dev/sdaX with the desired destination cylinder number, /cylinder with the destination cylinder type (e.g., p for primary or e for extended), /start with the new starting sector, and /size with the new partition size in sectors (512B).
Summary:
To move a partition location using a partition function (GPT MBR), follow these steps:
- Read the current partition scheme using
sgdisk -G. - Read sectors from the partition using
sgdisk -Randawk. - Implement the partition function by executing a custom script (
move_partition.sh) with the necessary arguments: the source partition, the destination cylinder, the starting sector, and the new partition size.
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