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Managing partitions using GDisk

Overview of main command-line switches

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Overview of main command-line switches

GDisk has nine main modes of operation. The first four correspond to the menu options on the Fdisk main menu. The mode in which GDisk operates is selected by one of the following switches:

Table 10-1	GDisk main commands

Mode	Switch		Explanation

Create	/cre		Creates partitions: primary DOS partitions, extended
			DOS partitions. This switch functions with GDisk
			only.

Delete	/del		Deletes partitions of any type, including non-DOS
			partitions. This switch functions with GDisk only.

Status (default)	/status		Lists information on the specified fixed disk and its
			partitions.

Activate	■	/act	Activates and deactivates a partition (specifying it as
	■	/-act	the bootable partition).

Hide	■	/hide	Hides an existing partition or unhides a hidden
	■	/-hide	partition.

Reinitialize MBR	/mbr		Reinitializes the Master Boot Record. This switch
			functions with GDisk only.

Batch	/batch		Uses batch-mode command execution.

Disk wipe	/diskwipe		Wipes the contents of the whole disk. This switch
			functions with GDisk only.

Boot.ini	/bootini		Makes a modification to the Windows NT/2000/XP
			boot menu. This switch functions with GDisk32 only.

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Symantec 10024709 manual Overview of main command-line switches, Mode Switch Explanation

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restore a disk from an image fileRestoring a hard disk from an image file Local Click Local Disk From Image Restoring from an image file To restore a partition from an image file Restoring a partition from an image fileLocal Click Local Partition From Image Cloning disks and partitions To clone disk to disk Cloning disk to disk Cloning partition to partition Local Click Local Partition To PartitionTo clone from partition to partition Verifying image integrity Local Click Local Check Image FileTo verify the integrity of an image file To verify the integrity of a disk Adding switches to your Ghost operation Tab Command-line options To add switches to your Ghost operation Adding switches to your Ghost operation Backing up and restoring with CD-R/RW and DVD- R/RW Image files and CD/DVD writers Type of drive Media 114 Backing up and restoring with CD-R/RW and DVD-R/RW To split an image file as it is created Splitting an image file during a backup 116 Backing up and restoring with CD-R/RW and DVD-R/RW Using Ghost Explorer to modify image file contents Understanding Ghost Explorer Launching a file Viewing image filesClick Ghost Utilities Click Norton Ghost Explorer See To open Ghost Explorer on Modifying image files in Ghost Explorer Extracting a file or directory from an image fileSee Determining Norton Ghost image file version on To launch a file Setting span file sizes Listing the contents of an image file Splitting an image file Compiling a fileTo split an existing image file To start Ghost Explorer from a command prompt Using Ghost Explorer from the command lineDetermining Norton Ghost image file version Type Ghostexp See Setting span file sizes on See Listing the contents of an image file on Using Ghost Explorer with long file names Double-clickRegional OptionsTo set the correct char set Using Ghost Explorer from the command line Managing partitions using GDisk Running GDisk Introducing GDiskTo run GDisk To run GDisk32 Mode Switch Explanation Overview of main command-line switches Online Help for command-line switches Switches common to all GDisk commandsSwitch Explanation Creating a partition Reinitializing the Master Boot Record Showing information about disks Syntax for this command is as follows Gdisk disk /mbr /wipe Performing multiple GDisk operations using batch mode Deleting and wiping your disk FAT16 partitions in Windows NT Diskwipe switches Hiding or unhiding a partition Activating or deactivating a partition Specifying the boot.ini path and file name Modifying the Windows NT/2000/XP boot menuDisplaying the list of current boot entries Adding an entry to Boot.ini Adding an entry for starting Windows NT/2000/XP 140 Managing partitions using GDisk Removing an entry from Boot.ini Setting the default boot option and timeoutRemove switches Support for Large Hard Disks Updating Security Identifiers SIDs and computer names Norton Ghost Walker limitations Norton Ghost Walker capabilities Loss of access to external data objects Identical user names and passwords across workstationsSID changing limitations Using Ghost Walker 147 Switch Description Running Ghost Walker from the command line Examples Sure Following is an example of command line use Using Ghost Walker Command-line switches Command-line switches Using Norton Ghost with switchesTo list Norton Ghost command-line switches Ghost.exe -h Ghost.exe -? 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