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# sfdisk
> Display or manipulate a disk partition table.
> More information: <https://manned.org/sfdisk>.
- Back up the partition layout to a file:
`sudo sfdisk {{[-d|--dump]}} {{/dev/sdX}} > {{path/to/file.dump}}`
- Restore a partition layout:
`sudo sfdisk < {{path/to/file.dump}} {{/dev/sdX}}`
- Set the type of a partition:
`sudo sfdisk --part-type {{/dev/sdX}} {{partition_number}} {{swap}}`
- Delete a partition:
`sudo sfdisk --delete {{/dev/sdX}} {{partition_number}}`
- Display help:
`sfdisk {{[-h|--help]}}`