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Chapter 15. Creating a partition table on a disk with parted

Use the parted utility to format a block device with a partition table more easily.

Warning

Formatting a block device with a partition table deletes all data stored on the device.

Procedure

Start the interactive parted shell:
```
# parted block-device
```
Determine if there already is a partition table on the device:
```
# (parted) print
```
If the device already contains partitions, they will be deleted in the following steps.
Create the new partition table:
```
# (parted) mklabel table-type
```
- Replace table-type with with the intended partition table type:
  - msdos for MBR
  - gpt for GPT
Example 15.1. Creating a GUID Partition Table (GPT) table
To create a GPT table on the disk, use:
```
# (parted) mklabel gpt
```
The changes start applying after you enter this command.
View the partition table to confirm that it is created:
```
# (parted) print
```
Exit the parted shell:
```
# (parted) quit
```

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