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authorsrs5694 <srs5694@users.sourceforge.net>2011-06-26 22:40:06 -0400
committersrs5694 <srs5694@users.sourceforge.net>2011-06-26 22:40:06 -0400
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0.7.2 release, includes new Linux type code & true GUID generation in
Windows
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.\" Copyright 2011 Roderick W. Smith (rodsmith@rodsbooks.com)
.\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License
-.TH "GDISK" "8" "0.7.1" "Roderick W. Smith" "GPT fdisk Manual"
+.TH "GDISK" "8" "0.7.2" "Roderick W. Smith" "GPT fdisk Manual"
.SH "NAME"
gdisk \- Interactive GUID partition table (GPT) manipulator
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
@@ -177,19 +177,19 @@ displays this information for a single partition.
.TP
.B l
-Display a summary of partition types. GPT uses a GUID to identify
-partition types for particular OSes and purposes. For ease of data entry,
-\fBgdisk\fR compresses these into two\-byte (four\-digit hexadecimal)
-values that are related to their equivalent MBR codes. Specifically, the
-MBR code is multiplied by hexadecimal 0x0100. For instance, the code for
-Linux swap space in MBR is 0x82, and it's 0x8200 in \fBgdisk\fR.
-A one\-to\-one correspondence is impossible, though. Most notably, many DOS,
-Windows, and Linux data partition codes correspond to a single GPT code
-(entered as 0x0700 in \fBgdisk\fR). Some OSes use a single MBR code but
-employ many more codes in GPT. For these, \fBgdisk\fR
-adds code numbers sequentially, such as 0xa500 for a FreeBSD disklabel,
-0xa501 for FreeBSD boot, 0xa502 for FreeBSD swap, and so on. Note that
-these two\-byte codes are unique to \fBgdisk\fR.
+Display a summary of partition types. GPT uses a GUID to identify partition
+types for particular OSes and purposes. For ease of data entry, \fBgdisk\fR
+compresses these into two\-byte (four\-digit hexadecimal) values that are
+related to their equivalent MBR codes. Specifically, the MBR code is
+multiplied by hexadecimal 0x0100. For instance, the code for Linux swap
+space in MBR is 0x82, and it's 0x8200 in \fBgdisk\fR. A one\-to\-one
+correspondence is impossible, though. Most notably, the codes for all
+varieties of FAT and NTFS partition correspond to a single GPT code
+(entered as 0x0700 in \fBsgdisk\fR). Some OSes use a single MBR code but
+employ many more codes in GPT. For these, \fBgdisk\fR adds code numbers
+sequentially, such as 0xa500 for a FreeBSD disklabel, 0xa501 for FreeBSD
+boot, 0xa502 for FreeBSD swap, and so on. Note that these two\-byte codes
+are unique to \fBgdisk\fR.
.TP
.B n
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ entering data. When only one option is possible, \fBgdisk\fR
usually bypasses the prompt entirely.
.SH "BUGS"
-As of March 2011 (version 0.7.1), \fBgdisk\fR
+As of June 2011 (version 0.7.2), \fBgdisk\fR
should be considered beta software. Known bugs and limitations include:
.TP