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lines are ignored. In the following example, the commands do not specify the fixed
disk on which to operate:
# delete all partitions
/del /all
# create formatted FAT16 primary DOS partition and then create
an extended # partition
/cre /pri /-32 /for /q
/cre /ext
# create formatted FAT16 logical DOS partition
/cre /log /-32 /for /q
The following command deletes all partitions and creates two new ones on the
second fixed disk with confirmation prompting turned off:
gdisk 2 /y /batch:two-new.txt
The following four commands to be executed are a combination of the original
command plus the commands from the batch file:
gdisk 2 /y /del /all
gdisk 2 /y /cre /pri /-32 /for /q
gdisk 2 /y /cre /ext
gdisk 2 /y /cre /log /-32 /for /q
Batch files may be nested recursively. For example, a second file called Std_init.txt
contains the following lines:
1 /batch:two-new.txt
2 /batch:two-new.txt
As a result, the following command performs the actions of two-new.txt on both
fixed disks:
gdisk /batch:std-init.txt
Deleting and wiping your disk
GDisk lets you delete data and partitions on your disk or wipe your entire disk.
You cannot delete a dynamic disk partition with the /del switch.
The switch /del /all deletes all partitions that are on the disk. Any other space
that has not been used for creating a partition is not deleted. Deleting an extended
partition also deletes any logical partition within it.
Managing partitions using GDisk
Deleting and wiping your disk
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