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= Help command for creating a new partition

To get help on how to make a new partition, type: `help mkpart`.

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(parted) help mkpart
  mkpart PART-TYPE [FS-TYPE] START END     make a partition

        PART-TYPE is one of: primary, logical, extended
        FS-TYPE is one of: udf, btrfs, nilfs2, ext4, ext3, ext2, fat32, fat16, hfsx, hfs+, hfs, jfs, swsusp,
        linux-swap(v1), linux-swap(v0), ntfs, reiserfs, hp-ufs, sun-ufs, xfs, apfs2, apfs1, asfs, amufs5,
        amufs4, amufs3, amufs2, amufs1, amufs0, amufs, affs7, affs6, affs5, affs4, affs3, affs2, affs1,
        affs0, linux-swap, linux-swap(new), linux-swap(old)
        START and END are disk locations, such as 4GB or 10%.  Negative values count from the end of the
        disk.  For example, -1s specifies exactly the last sector.
       
        'mkpart' makes a partition without creating a new file system on the partition.  FS-TYPE may be
        specified to set an appropriate partition ID.
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[NOTE]
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* Setting filesystem type (`FS-TYPE`) will not create an ext4 filesystem on /dev/vdc1. You still have to create the ext4 filesystem with `mkfs.ext4`.
* A DOS partition table's partition types are primary, logical, and extended. 
* Providing a partition name under GPT is a must. In a GPT partition table, the partition type is used as the partition name.
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