> > partitions, except in sparc land, and mac-fdisk probably won't let > > you anyway, so what's the dileo? If it was just a little bit more > > annoying I'd go change it myself. Time for a nap instead, I think. > > > > There are aliases that you can use for the begining number and length. > The problem is that it doesn't try to tell you about those aliases at > all. That should be fixed.
So file a bug. Detailing what aliases you're talking about, and suggest what should be printed. BTW: it's been in the manpage since the beginning. Michael