Symantec GHOST IMAGING FOUNDATION 7.1, Manual

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To run GDisk32.exe
1 On the Windows taskbar, open a command window.
2 At the command prompt, type Program Files\Symantec \Ghost\GDisk32
followed by the required disk and switches.
To run GDisk64.exe
1 On the Windows taskbar, open a command window.
2 At the command prompt, type Program Files\Symantec \Ghost\GDisk64
followed by the required disk and switches.
To run gdisk for Linux
◆ At the command prompt, type the appropriate path (the location to which
you extracted the Linux tools) and executable name (gdisk), followed by the
required disk and switches.
Overview of the main command-line switches
GDisk has 11 main modes of operation. The first four correspond to the menu
options on the FDisk main menu.
Some command-line switches work only with the DOS version of GDisk or only
with the Windows 32 version of GDisk.
Table 5-1 describes the switches that set the mode in which GDisk operates.
Table 5-1
GDisk main commands
Explanation Switch Mode
Creates primary DOS partitions and extended DOS
partitions. /cre Create
Deletes partitions of any type, including non-DOS
partitions. /del Delete
Lists information on the specified fixed disk and its
partitions. /status Status (default)
Activates and deactivates a partition (specifying it as
the bootable partition). /act
/-act
Activate
Hides or unhides an existing partition. /hide
/-hide
Hide
Reinitializes the Master Boot Record. /mbr Reinitialize MBR
57 Managing partitions using GDisk
Overview of the main command-line switches