Sfdisk

{{Short description|Linux partition editor}}

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sfdisk is a Linux partition editor. In contrast to fdisk and cfdisk, sfdisk is not interactive.{{Cite web|last=Oy|first=Seravo|date=2019-05-17|title=Partition like a pro with fdisk, sfdisk and cfdisk|url=https://linuxnatives.net/2019/partition-like-a-pro-with-fdisk-sfdisk-and-cfdisk|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Linux-natives|language=en}} All three programs are written in C and are part of the util-linux package of Linux utility programs.

Since sfdisk is command-driven instead of menu-driven, i.e., it reads input from standard input or from a file, it is generally used for partitioning drives from scripts or used by programs, like e.g. GParted.

The current sfdisk implementation uses the libfdisk library.[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git/tree/disk-utils/sfdisk.c sfdisk.c in util-linux.git], note the "#include "
Retrieved on 21 March 2021 sfdisk supports MBR (DOS), GPT, SUN and SGI disk labels, but it no longer provides any functionality for CHS (Cylinder-Head-Sector) addressing since version 2.26.{{Cite web|title=Ubuntu Manpage: sfdisk - display or manipulate a disk partition table|url=https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/focal/man8/sfdisk.8.html|access-date=2021-06-26|website=manpages.ubuntu.com}}