sfdisk
Display or manipulate a disk partition table. More information: https://manned.org/sfdisk.
- Back up the partition layout to a file:
sudo sfdisk {{-d|--dump}} {{path/to/device}} > {{path/to/file.dump}}
- Restore a partition layout:
sudo sfdisk {{path/to/device}} < {{path/to/file.dump}}
- Set the type of a partition:
sfdisk --part-type {{path/to/device}}} {{partition_number}} {{swap}}
- Delete a partition:
sfdisk --delete {{path/to/device}} {{partition_number}}
- Display help:
sfdisk {{-h|--help}}