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Package: fdisk
Version: 2.38.1-5+deb12u1
X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]
When I create a new partition with +sectors, fdisk creates one
that is one sector too large:
Command (m for help): n
Partition number (1-128, default 1):
First sector (2048-7814037134, default 2048):
Last sector, +/-sectors or +/-size{K,M,G,T,P} (2048-7814037134, default
7814035455): +2097152
Created a new partition 1 of type 'Linux filesystem' and of size 1 GiB.
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sdb: 3.64 TiB, 4000787030016 bytes, 7814037168 sectors
Disk model: ST4000NM0245-1Z2
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: DDA88AFF-1E6A-7448-AB5A-85470938DBC7
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sdb1 2048 2099200 2097153 1G Linux filesystem
I’ve only tested that with GPT at the moment.
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Source: util-linux
Source-Version: 2.41-1
On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 10:22:43AM +0100, Thorsten Glaser wrote:
> So, would you please consider changing the wording, at
> least, upstream? (And, perhaps, throw in another sentence
> or two into the manpage, stating that the +sectors syntax
> isn’t meant to express size, unlike the others.)
This happened in upstream commit e41df3fb44df0efe9412fee31f43db925065606a
Chris
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