parted.interactive

Start interactive mode with the specified disk selected

$ sudo parted /dev/sdX

$ print

$ select /dev/sdX

$ mkpart partition_name ext4 0% 16G

$ mkpart primary ext4 0% 16G

$ resizepart /dev/sdX1 end_position

$ rm /dev/sdX1

$ ?

parted [options] [device]

parted is a partition manipulation program that supports both MBR and GPT partition tables. In interactive mode, it provides a command-line interface for viewing and modifying disk partitions.
The interactive mode allows real-time partition management with immediate feedback on changes. It supports various filesystem types including ext2, ext3, ext4, btrfs, fat16, fat32, ntfs, and xfs.

print

Display partition table information

Select a disk to work with

Create a new partition

Resize a partition

Remove a partition

Display help for interactive commands

Partition changes can result in data loss. Always backup important data before modifying partitions. Some operations require the partition to be unmounted first.

Part of GNU Parted, developed as a free partition editor supporting multiple partition table types and filesystems.

parted(8), partprobe(8), fdisk(8), gdisk(8)