+ ("part_init", (RErr, [Device "device"; String "parttype"]), 208, [],
+ [InitEmpty, Always, TestRun (
+ [["part_init"; "/dev/sda"; "gpt"]])],
+ "create an empty partition table",
+ "\
+This creates an empty partition table on C<device> of one of the
+partition types listed below. Usually C<parttype> should be
+either C<msdos> or C<gpt> (for large disks).
+
+Initially there are no partitions. Following this, you should
+call C<guestfs_part_add> for each partition required.
+
+Possible values for C<parttype> are:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<efi> | B<gpt>
+
+Intel EFI / GPT partition table.
+
+This is recommended for >= 2 TB partitions that will be accessed
+from Linux and Intel-based Mac OS X. It also has limited backwards
+compatibility with the C<mbr> format.
+
+=item B<mbr> | B<msdos>
+
+The standard PC \"Master Boot Record\" (MBR) format used
+by MS-DOS and Windows. This partition type will B<only> work
+for device sizes up to 2 TB. For large disks we recommend
+using C<gpt>.
+
+=back
+
+Other partition table types that may work but are not
+supported include:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<aix>
+
+AIX disk labels.
+
+=item B<amiga> | B<rdb>
+
+Amiga \"Rigid Disk Block\" format.
+
+=item B<bsd>
+
+BSD disk labels.
+
+=item B<dasd>
+
+DASD, used on IBM mainframes.
+
+=item B<dvh>
+
+MIPS/SGI volumes.
+
+=item B<mac>
+
+Old Mac partition format. Modern Macs use C<gpt>.
+
+=item B<pc98>
+
+NEC PC-98 format, common in Japan apparently.
+
+=item B<sun>
+
+Sun disk labels.
+
+=back");
+
+ ("part_add", (RErr, [Device "device"; String "prlogex"; Int64 "startsect"; Int64 "endsect"]), 209, [],
+ [InitEmpty, Always, TestRun (
+ [["part_init"; "/dev/sda"; "mbr"];
+ ["part_add"; "/dev/sda"; "primary"; "1"; "-1"]]);
+ InitEmpty, Always, TestRun (
+ [["part_init"; "/dev/sda"; "gpt"];
+ ["part_add"; "/dev/sda"; "primary"; "34"; "127"];
+ ["part_add"; "/dev/sda"; "primary"; "128"; "-34"]]);
+ InitEmpty, Always, TestRun (
+ [["part_init"; "/dev/sda"; "mbr"];
+ ["part_add"; "/dev/sda"; "primary"; "32"; "127"];
+ ["part_add"; "/dev/sda"; "primary"; "128"; "255"];
+ ["part_add"; "/dev/sda"; "primary"; "256"; "511"];
+ ["part_add"; "/dev/sda"; "primary"; "512"; "-1"]])],
+ "add a partition to the device",
+ "\
+This command adds a partition to C<device>. If there is no partition
+table on the device, call C<guestfs_part_init> first.
+
+The C<prlogex> parameter is the type of partition. Normally you
+should pass C<p> or C<primary> here, but MBR partition tables also
+support C<l> (or C<logical>) and C<e> (or C<extended>) partition
+types.
+
+C<startsect> and C<endsect> are the start and end of the partition
+in I<sectors>. C<endsect> may be negative, which means it counts
+backwards from the end of the disk (C<-1> is the last sector).
+
+Creating a partition which covers the whole disk is not so easy.
+Use C<guestfs_part_disk> to do that.");
+
+ ("part_disk", (RErr, [Device "device"; String "parttype"]), 210, [DangerWillRobinson],
+ [InitEmpty, Always, TestRun (
+ [["part_disk"; "/dev/sda"; "mbr"]]);
+ InitEmpty, Always, TestRun (
+ [["part_disk"; "/dev/sda"; "gpt"]])],
+ "partition whole disk with a single primary partition",
+ "\
+This command is simply a combination of C<guestfs_part_init>
+followed by C<guestfs_part_add> to create a single primary partition
+covering the whole disk.
+
+C<parttype> is the partition table type, usually C<mbr> or C<gpt>,
+but other possible values are described in C<guestfs_part_init>.");
+
+ ("part_set_bootable", (RErr, [Device "device"; Int "partnum"; Bool "bootable"]), 211, [],
+ [InitEmpty, Always, TestRun (
+ [["part_disk"; "/dev/sda"; "mbr"];
+ ["part_set_bootable"; "/dev/sda"; "1"; "true"]])],
+ "make a partition bootable",
+ "\
+This sets the bootable flag on partition numbered C<partnum> on
+device C<device>. Note that partitions are numbered from 1.
+
+The bootable flag is used by some PC BIOSes to determine which
+partition to boot from. It is by no means universally recognized,
+and in any case if your operating system installed a boot
+sector on the device itself, then that takes precedence.");
+
+ ("part_set_name", (RErr, [Device "device"; Int "partnum"; String "name"]), 212, [],
+ [InitEmpty, Always, TestRun (
+ [["part_disk"; "/dev/sda"; "gpt"];
+ ["part_set_name"; "/dev/sda"; "1"; "thepartname"]])],
+ "set partition name",
+ "\
+This sets the partition name on partition numbered C<partnum> on
+device C<device>. Note that partitions are numbered from 1.
+
+The partition name can only be set on certain types of partition
+table. This works on C<gpt> but not on C<mbr> partitions.");
+
+ ("part_list", (RStructList ("partitions", "partition"), [Device "device"]), 213, [],
+ [], (* XXX Add a regression test for this. *)
+ "list partitions on a device",
+ "\
+This command parses the partition table on C<device> and
+returns the list of partitions found.
+
+The fields in the returned structure are:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<part_num>
+
+Partition number, counting from 1.
+
+=item B<part_start>
+
+Start of the partition I<in bytes>. To get sectors you have to
+divide by the device's sector size, see C<guestfs_blockdev_getss>.
+
+=item B<part_end>
+
+End of the partition in bytes.
+
+=item B<part_size>
+
+Size of the partition in bytes.
+
+=back");
+
+ ("part_get_parttype", (RString "parttype", [Device "device"]), 214, [],
+ [InitEmpty, Always, TestOutput (
+ [["part_disk"; "/dev/sda"; "gpt"];
+ ["part_get_parttype"; "/dev/sda"]], "gpt")],
+ "get the partition table type",
+ "\
+This command examines the partition table on C<device> and
+returns the partition table type (format) being used.
+
+Common return values include: C<msdos> (a DOS/Windows style MBR
+partition table), C<gpt> (a GPT/EFI-style partition table). Other
+values are possible, although unusual. See C<guestfs_part_init>
+for a full list.");
+
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