Package: util-linux Version: 2.20.1-5.5 Severity: wishlist File: /sbin/fdisk
It is still not clear what units "Blocks" are in here: # fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes Disk identifier: 0xc3ffc3ff Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 63 61448624 30724281 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) Partition 1 does not start on physical sector boundary. /dev/sda2 61448625 122897249 30724312+ 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT Partition 2 does not start on physical sector boundary. /dev/sda3 974502272 976773167 1135448 12 Compaq diagnostics /dev/sda4 122898430 974501887 425801729 5 Extended Partition 4 does not start on physical sector boundary. /dev/sda5 122898432 949747711 413424640 83 Linux /dev/sda6 949749760 974501887 12376064 82 Linux swap / Solaris Partition table entries are not in disk order One probably must consult the man page, despite the "Units =". The word Blocks is only mentioned once, so no linkage is made and we are still left guessing. Compare $ df Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on rootfs 406805016 5675460 380458324 2% / udev 10240 0 10240 0% /dev tmpfs 612704 416 612288 1% /run Indeed whereas df's units are consistent, careful observations shows that fdisk's "Start End Blocks" are not. So maybe that should now be "Start End 1K-Blocks", and say Start, end units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes if indeed that's what they are. (P.S., this would be a 'breaking change' NEWSworthy as ... well at least my scripts parse some of this...) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
